Media Literacy: Videos on Finding Good Information

A series of 10 videos of 12-17 minutes each (plus a preview video) presented by John Green providing skills to evaluate online information. Partnered with MediaWise, a project of the Poynter Institute, and the Stanford History Education Group.

TED-Ed animation. By Mark Liddell. Runtime: 4:19.

TED-Ed animation. By Lea Gaslowitz. Runtime: 4:10.

A TED talk in which data journalist Mona Chalabi shares tips to help question, interpret and truly understand what statistics are saying. Runtime: 11:36.

From PBS Learning Media. Runtime: 1:09.

Learn about five steps to follow when attempting to determine the quality of information: Context, Credibility, Construction, Corroboration, and Compare. By John Spencer. Runtime: 2:55.

From TED-Ed. By Noah Tavlin. Runtime: 3:41.

From FactCheck.org. Runtime: 3:22.

Runtime: 3:13.

Runtime: 2:44.

Runtime: 1:33.

Runtime: 4:10.

From the Stanford History Education Group.