Democracy and the Informed Citizen
From 2020 through 2022, Delaware Humanities is joining humanities councils across the country to discuss what it means to be an informed and engaged citizen, which is the foundation of our democracy.
- Delaware Humanities brought back our award-winning podcast, A Matter of Facts, for a second season. In Season 2, we conducted a deep dive into specific sources (Facebook, Wikipedia, Google, and so forth) to understand how these sources obtain and present their information.
- We developed a free toolkit for students grades 7-12 to help them understand and assess sources of information. Free copies of it will be available in the fall of 2021.
- Additional programming included an oral history project for students grades 7-12, which took place on March 10, 2021. Educators grades 7-12 can request a copy of the presentation and the additional materials provided.
- Grants will also be available for Delaware non-profits producing programming between now and June 2022 related to these themes.
We thank the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their generous support of this initiative and the Pulitzer Prizes for their partnership.
Resources
The Democracy Fix
A Lecture with Caroline Fredrickson
Caroline Fredrickson, a senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice, a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Georgetown Law Center, and former president of the American Constitution Society, who discusses how best to preserve a fair and balanced democracy through protecting voter rights, ensuring fair elections, and securing fair courts.
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The State of Journalism in Delaware
A Panel Discussion
Panel conversation on the current state of journalism in Delaware featuring Matt Bittle (Delaware State News), Tom Byrne (Delaware Public Media), and Robert Long (News Journal). Moderated by Nancy Karibjanian (University of Delaware Center for Political Communication).
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