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The News Literacy Project’s annual PitchIt! essay contest is now open, encouraging middle and high school students to explore how they can combat misinformation and work to protect freedom of the press.
Essay finalists receive live feedback from a panel of journalists from their community and compete for a grand prize.
Submissions are open through April 17 to students in Colorado, Florida, New York, and Allegheny County, Pa.
News literacy is the ability to identify credible news sources and separate fact from fiction. Participating students will follow essay prompts that ask them to consider a current event they care about. Topics for the prompts include analyzing the First Amendment, describing fact-checking skills, explaining the importance of sharing reliable information, and weighing the consequences of sharing falsehoods.
“When we fail to teach news literacy, we actively disempower students from being engaged members of their communities.” said Miami-Dade County Public Schools social studies chair Monica Valdes, who helped launch PitchIt! in 2020. “Our learning goals for this contest include helping students analyze different types of misinformation and showcasing their ability to think critically about what is and is not verifiable information.”
About the News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project, the nation’s leading provider of news literacy education, is a nonpartisan education nonprofit that is building a national movement to advance the practice of news literacy throughout American society, creating better informed, more engaged and more empowered individuals – and ultimately a stronger democracy.
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