Featured Podcasts

Check out these podcasts from our partner,
​Democracy Works, produced by
Pennsylvania State University's McCourtney Institute for Democracy.

​Use the questions to guide media literacy reflection and discussion in your classroom. 

• What are the implications of the disappearance of news outlets? 
• What topics might be missing from the coverage of large news outlets? Do you think national sources will adapt to meet the needs of local areas? 

• ​When you see news about the climate, what topics do you notice? Are they similar or different from what Robert Bullard discusses? 
• What are common narratives or ways of talking about the environment? Do you think there is a better way to talk about environmental justice to bring about change? 

• Do you agree or disagree with the main positions of the podcast guests?
• What are the differences between limitations placed on free speech from the government and those placed in social settings (e.g. friend groups, classrooms, or workplaces)?
• Do you think people should limit what they say? Is it ever okay to ask others to limit what they say? Why or why not?

• What are the consequences of the decline in trust discussed in this podcast?
• How important is trust in news publications? How much skepticism is necessary? Can you be trusting and skeptical at the same time? 

• What is the relationship between the news and our understanding of criminal justice in society? 
• How do you think news publications should cover criminal justice issues?