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About Newspapers in Education Netherlands

Stichting Krant in de Klas (Newspapers in the Classroom) was founded in 1976 by Dutch Newspaper Publishers’ Association

Now 3 Objectives:
-To promote readership / literacy
-To promote media literacy
-To promote citizenship

through newspapers in education


NIE programs promote and facilitate education with and about
news media by:
- providing schools with newspapers
- developing educational materials
- offering teacher trainings
- organizing contests
(for primary education: Children’s Jury for Newspaper Photo of the Year; for secondary education: Newsmakers)
- conducting research about youth and news media


Services are available to teachers in:
- Primary education
- Secondary education
- Vocational education
- Language courses for immigrants / life long learning

nationwide
throughout entire school year

Teachers integrate newspapers and our educational material in their lessons throughout the school year


Availability of services in NL:
Newspaper delivery: two week period
Access to online newspaper portal for a two week period
Educational tools: year round

Why use newspapers in education?

Because newsmedia
… are essential tools in improving language and information skills
… are vital instruments in improving citizenship and democracy
… are crucial sources for understanding how media work (media literacy)
...  are now media (both in print and digital)

And because reading newspapers, i.e. using the news needs to be learnt / taught: it takes media education to improve media literacy

How does NIE contribute to media literacy?

NIE programs stimulate young people to inform themselves about both what’s going on in the world, and the way news media report about it by reflecting on the 5 W's: what, who, when, where, why?

This will enable them to:
- to critically use media and media content
- discuss and reflect about the news
become civically engaged
participate actively in dissemination of information

Media literate citizens (know how to) read newspapers!

Media literacy and media education programs often focus on:
- improving computer skills
- audiovisual media productions
- protecting youth from harmful content. 
Very little attention is paid to the importance of critically dealing with content. 

NIE and reading strategies

Applying the 5 W’s to news messages:
What happened, when, and where, who was involved and why?

By:
- Reading and re-reading text
Interpreting and giving meaning to information
Reflection and discussion

www.nieuwsquizuitdekrant.nl is a monthly quiz about the news. Teachers use it both as a test and to discuss the news with their students

NIE and retrieving and evaluating information

Applying the 5 W’s to authors/sources:
Who says what, when, and where, and why?
What is their purpose/interest?
And how do they approach the topic (style)?

By:
Devising search strategies
Retrieving and organising information
Evaluating retrieved search results: compare!

www.dedigitalekrant.nl challenges students to compare texts and footage on news sites.

NIE and creativity

Applying the 5 W's to news production:
What am I going to write and why? When and where will I publish it? Who is my audience?And how do I approach the issue (style)

By:
- Practicing writing skills
Practicing journalistic rules
Active participation
Dealing with feedback: accountability

www.krantenmaken.nl is an online tool students can use to make their own newspaper (with basic journalism instructions).

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