Get the tools and strategies you need to help students understand why news matters and how to navigate the journalism landscape in the age of AI, misinformation and conspiratorial thinking. News literacy is critical to understanding the role that information and a free press play in our lives, and to maintaining a robust democracy. However, effective news literacy education resources at the K–12 level are hard to find. This book fills the gap, offering a civic-minded and globally oriented perspective to help teachers integrate news literacy across curriculum areas to guide students in learning about the importance of journalism in a democracy and in our world. Through practical tools, resources and lesson plan ideas, the book helps educators foster the skills students need to become discerning consumers and creative producers of news. Educators will develop strategies for sparking meaningful classroom discussions that empower students to evaluate, interpret and synthesize information, pushing students beyond the concept of "fake news" to become expert critical thinkers and content creators. This book includes: • Guidance in every chapter on how to address news literacy in the context of AI. • A menu of resources for further exploration, such as podcasts, videos and digital tools, in each chapter. • Guiding and reflection questions, with a link to an online Padlet for real-time sharing. • An Action Plan Template to help teachers integrate news literacy in classrooms and learning spaces. • An introduction to tools such as the News Literacy Project's Framework for Teaching News Literacy and the MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network. The cross-disciplinary approach of this book gives readers knowledge and resources to help students navigate today’s news and media landscape as expert chroniclers, curators and content creators. Audience: Elementary and secondary classroom teachers, library media specialists "The emergence of generative AI marks a massive disruption to an already frenetic and confusing information environment. Cathy Collins provides a clear-eyed assessment of the technology's impact across key areas of news literacy instruction, including the practice of journalism, the attention economy and the production of low-quality "slop" and viral misinformation. This is an insightful and important book for any educator interested in sharpening their understanding of media literacy education." - Peter Adams, Senior Vice President of Research and Design at the News Literacy Project "Democracy depends on a generation that knows how to question what they see and hear. Critical thinking is one of the most important skills of the twenty-first century, and Cathy Collins has given us a roadmap for how to think about information in the age of algorithms. This book equips students, teachers and parents with the critical tools they'll need to uphold truth in an AI-driven world." - Safiya U. Noble, Ph.D.; Author, Algorithms of Oppression; Professor, UCLA "Educators are on the front lines of the misinformation crisis. Teaching News Literacy in the Age of AI provides them with practical, classroom-ready strategies to help students think critically, verify responsibly, and engage with confidence. Dr. Cathy Collins, with her background as a library media specialist and teacher, is well equipped to take on this vital subject; the result is both excellent and important." - Margaret Sullivan, Columnist at the Guardian (US edition) and author of Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy "Teaching News Literacy in the Age of AI stands apart: Media literacy isn't about telling students what to believe but showing them how to think. Grounded in classroom realities yet attuned to AI's ethical challenges, this book helps educators cultivate discernment, curiosity, and courage in a noisy information age. Cross-curricular lessons, lateral-reading routines, and bias-aware AI activities are classroom-ready. Checklists and case studies make verification feel doable and even fun. If you want students who are curious, ethical, independent thinkers, you'll actually use this book in the classroom. A refreshing, deeply principled contribution to the work of teaching critical thinking with integrity." - Vanessa E. Greenwood, Ph.D.; Professor, College of Communication & Media, Montclair State University "In a media ecosystem dominated by algorithms and AI-generated content, Cathy Collins reminds us that the most powerful tools we can equip students with are discernment, curiosity, and conscience. Teaching News Literacy in the Age of AI is both a rallying cry and a roadmap for educators committed to cultivating critical thinkers and informed citizens." - Ed Madison, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, University of Oregon; Executive Director, Journalistic Learning Initiative For most of my career, I've helped students learn how to ask better questions—not just  "Is this true?"  but *"Who made this?" "Why was it cre