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The Deadline Plate, Book One of The Chronicle Keepers, is now available in paperback and Kindle.
“With news literacy, young people are able to use their rights and advocate for their interests more effectively. That is why I support Eric’s work.”
Mary Beth Tinker
Student free-expression advocate
Don’t take my word for it.
Twelve pieces that show the classroom, media-literacy work, educator voice, and growing national reach in public.
How a journalism instructor is teaching his students about fact-checking and misinformation through dihydrogen monoxide
The Institute highlights the classroom DHMO lesson, WATER-style verification, and the path to the 2026 National News Literacy Conference.
Read the feature →Teacher Eric Jourgensen To Present At National News Literacy Conference
Fiona Slusarev reports on the classroom approach to news and media literacy that Eric is taking to the national conference in Salt Lake City.
Read the story →Episode 296: Nierra Coleman-Jones and Eric Jourgensen
Host Mark Simon talks with Eric and Nierra Coleman-Jones of the News Literacy Project about teaching news literacy and the upcoming National News Literacy Conference.
Listen to the episode →Teacher Interview: Eric Jourgensen, Ed.D.
A two-part conversation about helping students think critically about the media they consume.
Listen to Part 1 →Teacher strives to educate students about news literacy
WPTV documents the DHMO lesson and the moment students discover the “dangerous chemical” is water. The exercise became a central idea in Everything I Told You Was True.
Watch / read the story →Acreage Resident Invited to Present on Academic Stage
Indian Trail Improvement District profiles the path from local classroom work to the 2026 National News Literacy Conference and the challenge of teaching trust, misinformation, manipulated content, and generative AI.
Read the feature →Teacher highlights importance of news literacy education
The classroom story reaches a national audience through Scripps News, focusing on how students evaluate what they encounter online.
Watch the national story →Helping students process the U.S. Capitol violence
Breaking news becomes a journalism exercise in reporting, perspective, and making sense of events in real time.
Read / watch →Palm Beach County teacher pay and the value of the profession
A classroom perspective on teacher compensation and the value of the profession.
Read / watch →Teachers, school safety, and panic-alarm technology
A classroom perspective on staff alerts, lockdown systems, and school-safety technology.
Read / watch →Metal detectors and evolving school security policy
How metal detectors affect the balance between safety, routine, and learning.
Read / watch →TIME cover sparks conversation among educators
An early conversation about teacher pay, extra work, and why the profession remains worth choosing.
Read / watch →Eric Jourgensen, Ed.D., is a South Florida educator, journalist, author, speaker, and student-media adviser. His work focuses on journalism, media literacy, AI, credibility, and verification.
Fast facts
- Educator and student-media adviser in Palm Beach County, Florida
- Former MTV News / Viacom reporter
- Professional experience with Walt Disney World
- Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, University of Florida
- Selected presenter, 2026 National News Literacy Conference
- Known online as @DrDarthGrader