Chapter Fifteen: We talk to the founders of FTP about media and politics

With a one of a kind election happening this week, we were excited to talk with Merry and Seli, founders of FTP (F*ck the Press) blog and podcast. Just 19 years old, they have a passion for politics and for breaking down the news to help young people navigate our current political and media systems. In this episode, they offer master class level advice for dealing with misinformation and news fatigue. So, if you need a break from the news or ideas for how to deal with information overload, don't miss this episode!

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Resources

• FTP blog
• FTP podcast
• Fighting back against misinformation (Mozilla)
• Misinfo Monday: How to spot misinformation like the pros (Mozilla)
• Supermoons Cause Tidal Waves—True or False? Our news literacy program challenges fourth graders to find out (School Library Journal)
  
• Crooked Media
  

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Music credits

• Music from filmmusic.io
• "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
• License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)