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The Poynter-Google News Initiative Misinformation Student Fellowship is a program that places 10 student journalists in newsrooms around the country to focus on boosting misinformation resilience in local communities. The new program, created with support from GNI, aims to build on the success of the MediaWise Campus Correspondents program. Fellows will work on various projects aimed at curbing the spread of misinformation and promoting media and digital literacy at the community level.
The Campus Correspondents program was started in 2020, just prior to the last presidential election, as part of the MediaWise Voter Project. Since then, college students have taught thousands of their peers crucial digital media literacy skills in virtual and in-person workshops on college campuses across the United States.
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2021-2022 Campus Correspondents
The 2021-2022 cohort of campus correspondents are a diverse group of college students trained by our organization to deliver fact-checking sessions virtually and in person to college classrooms across the country.
MediaWise Voter Project #MVP
The 2020-2021 cohort of campus correspondents taught first-time voters how to find reliable and accurate information about the 2020 elections.
In the news
Poynter’s MediaWise to produce weekly fact checks on NBCLX
The segments will star and be written by a trained group of college correspondents
May 11, 2022
These college students created a new tool to bring digital media literacy training into classrooms everywhere
MediaWise Campus Correspondents introduce a free educational video to help peers responsibly engage with online content.
February 7, 2022
MediaWise is seeking more college students to lead fact-checking workshops virtually across the country
Apply to be a MediaWise Campus Correspondent and earn money to help teach your peers fact from fiction online
October 15, 2021
Poynter and MediaWise announce a new class of Campus Correspondents
Students from across the nation will help their peers spot misinformation online and in social media
June 30, 2021
Poynter-Google News Initiative Misinformation Student Fellows
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Chloe NguyenMisinformation Student FellowChloe Nguyen, a fellow with WRAL News in North Carolina, is an Alice M. Baldwin Scholar and Nakayama Scholar from Duke University. A senior, she...Read More
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Darius OsborneMisinformation Student FellowDarius Osborne is a junior English major from Queens, N.Y., with a minor in film studies. He has been writing for about four years and...Read More
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Joshua PicazoMisinformation Student FellowJoshua Picazo, a fellow with the Bay City News in San Francisco, is majoring in media studies with a minor in journalism at the University...Read More
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Kiden-Aloyse SmithMisinformation Student FellowKiden-Aloyse Smith, a fellow with the Mississippi Free Press, is a senior multimedia journalism and media studies major at Jackson State University. Kiden has worked...Read More
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Marena GalloMisinformation Student FellowMarena Gallo, a fellow at The Dallas Morning News, is a senior at the University of Texas. Hailing from San Antonio, her journalism odyssey is...Read More
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Ramiro A. HernándezMisinformation Student FellowRamiro A. Hernández (he/him/él), a fellow at La Esquina in Texas, is a first-generation graduate student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he...Read More
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Shajaka SheltonMisinformation Student FellowShajaka Shelton, a fellow at The Washington Informer (D.C.), is a senior at Georgetown University studying English and Journalism. She is currently the editor of...Read More
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Tyler KatzenbergerMisinformation Student FellowTyler Katzenberger, a fellow at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he serves as managing editor for The...Read More
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Tyuanna WilliamsMisinformation Student FellowTyuanna Williams, a fellow at YR Media in Oakland, Ca., is a senior at Claflin University, where she is the editor-in-chief of The Panther student...Read More
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Victoria RollinsMisinformation Student FellowVictoria Rollins, a fellow at the Kansas City Defender, is an 18-year-old published author and poet. She strives to use her voice as a catalyst...Read More
