Resist Media Manipulation

Objectives

Diversify your news sources and avoid echo chambers.

Support independent, nonprofit, and local journalism.

Fact-check before sharing and avoid clickbait. Take breaks from outrage-driven media.

Educate others about media literacy and manipulation tactics.

Use tools like AllSides or Ground News to compare how stories are covered across the political spectrum.

Subscribe to or donate to outlets like ProPublica, Democracy Now!, The Intercept, or your local nonprofit newsroom.

Try platforms like NewsGuard (credibility ratings) or News360 (customizable feeds without outrage bias).

Verify stories with resources like Snopes, PolitiFact, or the Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network.

Install extensions like News Feed Eradicator or DeArrow to cut out sensationalist headlines and thumbnails.

Schedule “media fasts” or practice mindful consumption with apps like Freedom that block sites during focus time.

Use free curricula from Media Literacy Now or The News Literacy Project to teach critical thinking in your community.

When you correct misinformation, also share trusted sources. Model how to shift the narrative without fueling outrage.