--- title: Master Media Literacy Skills for Online Reading | The Nomadic Professor description: Discover proven media literacy skills with The Nomadic Professor’s biweekly challenges—build critical thinking and earn rewards. Join now! --- [Skip to content](https://np.nomadicprofessor.com/en-us/medialiteracy2026#main-content) ![NP-LOGO-snapped-white-2](https://np.nomadicprofessor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NP-LOGO-snapped-white-2.png?width=653&height=241&name=NP-LOGO-snapped-white-2.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [CONTACT US](https://nomadicprofessor.com/contact/) [CONTACT US](https://nomadicprofessor.com/contact/) ## Read smarter online: A 250th-anniversary challenge --- *Twice a month, we'll share one small skill to help you read better online—social media, YouTube, podcasts, newsletters, forums, magazines, journals, newspapers, and everything between.* Follow along with our 2026 Media Literacy Challenge. Complete simple activities throughout the year, and enter to win free courses or Amazon gift cards—including a grand prize of lifetime access to all Nomadic Professor courses, or a $500 Amazon gift card. **When you join, you’ll receive:** - **A brief Starter Kit with a skill tracker and a sample glossary** - **24 quick skill drops** (+/- every two weeks) during America’s 250th anniversary year - A **short, practical prompt** each time (so you can actually use the skill) - Links to the matching **Instagram post** and **blog post** - Occasional **downloadables** (checklists, quick frameworks, examples) ![Gemini_Generated_Image_20fht520fht520fh-1](https://np.nomadicprofessor.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gemini_Generated_Image_20fht520fht520fh-1.png?width=1062&height=2000&name=Gemini_Generated_Image_20fht520fht520fh-1.png "Gemini_Generated_Image_20fht520fht520fh-1") ## The kinds of skills and concepts we'll cover --- Practical reading habits and foundational concepts that will inform the way you read everywhere online. - ### Spot missing context What's *not* being said, and how is that changing the meaning of what *is* being said? - ### Separate reporting from opinion and advocacy What's the difference between journalism, opinion journalism,  and advocacy journalism? How do I know which one I'm reading, listening to, or watching? - ### Verify credibility quickly How can I separate *more* reliable sources from *less* reliable sources, without turning it into a part-time job? - ### Avoid being unduly influenced by emotionally-loaded content In what ways am I vulnerable when I'm online? How do I guard against exploitation and attention harvesting?  - ### Contextualize today's media How have historical social and technological innovations resulted in today's media ecosystem? Does this understanding matter? - ### Sidestep partisanship What do people mean by "the left" and "the right"? Is it possible to be impartial and non-partisan? - ### Practice up-to-date skills for reading online  Is reading online the same as reading in a printed medium, like a book or a magazine? How should my expectations and habits change? [TAKE THE CHALLENGE!](https://qqllg.share-na2.hsforms.com/2LrXRH6l2T3OnHPVHSTFgxA) ## Who should join? --- ### Families ### Students ### Educators *The challenge is open to all users 13+—students under 13 are welcome to silently participate alongside other users. Please reach out if you will run this campaign with a cohort of students—we'd love to talk more! nn@nomadicprofessor.com* ## Details and rules --- ### How it works 1. Join with your email and Instagram or Blog Handle (submit the form on this page) 2. Approximately every two weeks you’ll get one skill + a 1–3 minute read 3. **Participate by commenting on the Instagram post (or replying on the blog)** 4. If you don't care about the prizes and discounts, follow along silently if you want.        That's it!   ### Giveaway details - Entry period: January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 - Who can enter: Adults 13+ (parents, guardians, teachers, and independent learners). No regional restrictions - All participants are eligible for the following discounts: - Complete 4 challenges: 15% off a course - Complete 8 challenges: 25% off a course - Complete 12 challenges: 50% off a course ### Prizes - Each month two random winners will choose either one FREE course from the NP ($250 value) *OR* a $25 Amazon gift card - Every new skill you respond to on Instagram or our blog will earn one entry into our end-of-year drawing (max 24 entries per person) - Two runners‑up will choose either TWO FREE NP COURSES, or a $200 Amazon gift card - At the end of the year one grand-prize winner will receive either FREE LIFETIME ACCESS to all NP courses ($2,240 value), OR a $500 Amazon gift card in time for Christmas   \* *Winners will be contacted via the email address provided within 7 days of each drawing. Reasonable efforts will be made to contact winners; if we cannot reach a winner within a set period, another winner may be selected.* ## who's running this thing? --- *Read about us and find our full catalog of available courses [here](https://nomadicprofessor.com/course-catalog/). 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