Design a Social Media News Evaluation Tool

Examine how Russia uses social media as a tool for propaganda. Then, create a news evaluation tool to help people evaluate social media posts about the Ukraine-Russia Conflict.

Conduct a Critical Visual Analysis

Critically analyze visuals related to the Ukraine-Russia Conflict, including ”out of context” images shared on social media, political cartoons, memes, and photos in global newspapers. Present your findings in a TikTok video.

Examine Press Freedom

Investigate the freedom of the press rankings for Ukraine and Russia. Then, create an editorial cartoon or Op-Ed about what role press freedom has played in the Ukraine-Russia Conflict.

Evaluate the News from
All Sides

Critically examine the news from the left, center, and right for the Ukraine-Russia Conflict, U.S. Sanctions on Russia, and the Ukraine Capital Under Attack. Then, create a post, page, or video to inform your peers and family about the differences between left-leaning, center, and right-leaning news articles.

Ukraine-Russia Conflict 2022 

Media Literacy
Choice Board

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Write to a TV News Station

Select a TV news station and evaluate its coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict to determine whether it focuses more on economic impacts than on lives affected and lost. Write a PRAISE or PROTEST letter to the news station based on your findings.

Design a Proposal for Disseminating the News

Compare and contrast media outlets’ coverage of events in Ukraine with social media posts and the crowdsourced Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map. Then, design a proposal for how you would disseminate the most accurate, real-time news about the Russia-Ukraine Conflict to the broader public.

Curate and Annotate News Articles

Curate a collection of news articles related to the Ukraine-Russia Conflict that fit within at least 6 of the 10 Types of Misleading News. Use this guide to evaluate and annotate each article.

Investigate an Issue

Act as an investigative journalist and explore an issue of your choosing related to current or past tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Present your findings as a news report video or news article.