First Draft Project Launches Free Course on Identifying Misinformation Online
A new free online course from First Draft News (RAF grant partner) teaches basic tools to verify the authenticity of online content.
Archive: Civic Engagement
Webinar: Elevating the Public’s Understanding of Science Through Popular Culture
March 28 discussion will explore ways for funders to advance public engagement with science and evidence…
Civic Science
A collection of resources on science and civic life, featuring a new perspective piece in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on opportunities for philanthropy…
Applications Open for Online News Association’s 2018 Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education
ONA Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education will support collaborative local news experiments; applications due 5/3.
Civic Science
The Rita Allen Foundation’s evolving collection of research, resources and perspectives on the intersection of science and civic life
Resource: Perceptions of Science in America
View our Resources page for a selection of science communication tools, including a new report on Americans’ attitudes toward science.
Case Study Examines Collaborative Journalism Project on Border Security
Center for Cooperative Media’s new case study looks at USA Today Network’s collaborative journalism project on border security…
COMPASS Launches Scientist Sentinels Program
COMPASS to host Scientist Sentinels: Civic Engagement and Leadership Program; applications due 2/20…
Resource: A Field Guide to “Fake News” and Other Information Disorders
Our featured resources for public-interest journalism include a guide to investigating misleading content, produced by Public Data Lab and First Draft News.
Learning Together at the Edge of the Future
If ever we need to be reminded of the interconnection between public knowledge, civil society and science, we can look back some 200 years to the works of the Prussian philosopher, linguist and educational leader Wilhelm von Humboldt. Humboldt argued that education must be considered in the context of society,…