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NewsForge

Run the newsroom. Verify a claim with the SIFT method, catch the slant hiding in a story, and learn to read the news like a fact-checker — every example made-up, nothing partisan.

Verify a claim Catch the slant
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Run SIFT Verify a claim the way real fact-checkers do — Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace to the origin. Bias Detector Catch the slant hiding in a headline or story — loaded words, missing context, one-sided framing. SIFT Desk Your fact-checking desk — work a real-feeling claim through each SIFT move, one step at a time. News Quest A journey through every media-literacy topic at your own pace — one honest example at a time.
Brain Break Take a quiet moment between stories — a fun riddle or a short breather. Brain breaks help you remember what you learn.

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In the newsroom

Run SIFT Verify a claim the way real fact-checkers do — Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace to the origin. SIFT Desk Your fact-checking desk — work a real-feeling claim through each SIFT move, one step at a time. Bias Detector Catch the slant hiding in a headline or a story — loaded words, missing context, one-sided framing. Every example made-up, nothing partisan.

Practice & play

Mixed Practice A short round across the kits you have played — brought back to make it stick. Sharpen Up — a calm sprint Quick recall of ideas you have mastered. Self-paced; turn on a timer only if you want one. Trick Questions Reasoning traps with a twist — spot why the obvious take does not hold up. Teach the Cast Teach a fact-checking move to a cast member still learning it — teaching makes it stick.

Play together

Newsroom Together 2–4 reporters take turns on one device — same questions, and a chance to compare how you read a story. News Quest — the map A progression trail through every kit. Clear each stop of real practice, then move on. Progress Your levels, streak, and how each topic is coming along — saved on this device. Progress report For grown-ups — a private on-device snapshot mapped to the media-literacy topics. Export a CSV or print.
Concept Kits — 16 kits of journalism & media literacy

A short round of questions with a hint whenever you get stuck. Every example is made-up and nothing is partisan. Progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: Foundations of Journalism Journalism Basics · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 2: Source Evaluation and Credibility Media Literacy · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 3: Digital Literacy and Online News Digital News · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 4: Writing and Reporting Skills News Writing · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 5: Data Journalism and Visual Storytelling Data Journalism · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Investigative Journalism and Accountability Investigative Journalism · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 7: Propaganda, Misinformation, and Media Ethics Misinformation · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Master Editor: Multimedia Newsroom Capstone Editorial Decision-Making · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Broadcast and Podcast Journalism Journalism and Media · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 10: Photojournalism and Visual Media Journalism and Media · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 11: Opinion Writing and Editorial Journalism and Media · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: Press Freedom and Global Media Journalism and Media · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-topic Connections Investigative Journalism · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-world Applications Investigative Journalism · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Investigative Journalism · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Investigative Journalism · grades 7-8 · 25 questions

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Same idea, another world

Something you practice here shows up somewhere else too — that's real learning that travels.

The slant in which stories get picked skews the picture — the same selection bias as an unrepresentative sample skewing a statistic. The shared idea: selection bias — which stories get covered skews the picture the same way an unrepresentative sample skews a statistic Try DataForge →
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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

Ensemble stories — the cast together

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📚 Books for NewsForge

Read the story, print a workbook, or color the cast — free PDFs to read offline or print at home.

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