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What is news literacy and why do kids need it?

States Newsroom · October 16, 2026

Growing up in a small town in Amherst County, Virginia, Pierre Thomas would gather around the table each night with his family to eat dinner and watch “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings” on ABC — in part because Jennings was their favorite evening news anchor, but also because it got the best reception on their…

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What is news literacy and why do kids need it?

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