By the end of this four week course learners should feel confident in their ability to consume news with greater literacy, to identify mis-information and bias, to identify the difference between opinion and fact-based reporting and to critically analyze fact-based information to help inform their own personal opinions about society and the current events of the day. 

Prior to my law degree I was a Coro Fellow in Public Policy trained in communication and the identification of public policy sourcing.  Within my law career it is essential to critically analyze information and identify bias and perspective.  Further, I have taught course on this subject for the past four years on Outschool.  

Homework Offered
There will be exercises assigned between each class to help learners apply the in-class learning and to practice the skills we learn in the on-live class sessions.  
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
If requested, grades and assessments are available.  All assignments must be completed in order to receive grade or assessment. 
Grades Offered
If requested, grades and assessments are available.  All assignments must be completed in order to receive grade or assessment. 

Sources for this course will include open news sources including places such as wikipedia, the top newspapers across the globe published in English, as well as various blog and think tank sources.   These sources will be used to help compare and contrast the different types of information you receive from each source, the bias or perspective which may be present in each type of source, the veracity of corroboration in each source etc.