Source: Washington Monthly
by Anne Kim
“In the eyes of today’s teens, journalism and the media are doomed. In two major surveys of US teens conducted over the last two years, the nonprofit News Literacy Project found deep levels of mistrust and misunderstanding of the news …. The root of this distrust is the lack of ‘news literacy,’ argues Charles (‘Chuck’) Salter, the News Literacy Project’s President and CEO. Teens aren’t currently taught how to be savvy consumers of the information that flashes across their screens. They don’t know what makes good journalism and how to tell if a story is credible. As one result, far too many teens are falling into the trap of conspiracism and misinformation.” (02/11/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/11/gen-zs-problem-with-fake-news/