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We’re drowning in sketchy information. Media literacy can keep you from going under.

Poynter · Tracey Compton · last updated

What skills will you add to your expertise this Media Literacy Week?

This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience trust in journalism and promote media literacy.

Last year, Indianapolis parents were bombarded with text messages sharing a video that was critical of the superintendent. An unknown source had deceptively edited videos of public comments at school board meetings to criticize school leadership at a time when IPS was making its case for more funding at the state legislature.

That raised red flags for Mirror Indy K-12 education reporter Carley Lanich. She set out to hunt down the source of the text messages and debunk what appeared to be a disinformation campaign aimed at undermining the superintendent.

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