USC Upstate Library News

"Know Your News" - News literacy events at the USC Upstate Library

To build student awareness about the differences between news, opinion, and conspiracy theories, the USC Upstate Library is hosting four news literacy events this semester. The “Know Your News” series will include webinars, videos, discussions, and activities that will promote the understanding of news bias and discourage the spread of false information.

There are four events in this series:

• "Understanding News Media Bias" (February 2);
• "How False Information Spreads" (February 16);
• "The Conspiracy Theory Phenomenon" (March 23) and;
• "Fighting Bias & Finding the Truth" (April 20).

Extra credit is available to some students for attending, so be sure to ask your professor! 

The library is also displaying a series of posters from The News Literacy Project (newslit.org) that highlight these themes and provide students with resources to understand, interpret, and share news knowledgeably.