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newslit.org is the News Literacy Project — a 2008 nonprofit giving educators free media-literacy curriculum, not a product you buy. If you came shopping for the news-monitoring tool named Newslit, that is a different company at newslit.co (~$79.9/mo), so pick an alternative instead.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~25 public sources; evidence blends the newslit.org nonprofit with the separate newslit.co SaaS — verify which one any review describes.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Educator resources (Checkology)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Professional developmentFee-based (half-day and up)
Newslit SaaS (different product, newslit.co)~$79.9/mo

Best for

  • Educators and schools
  • Districts rolling out media literacy
  • Parents wanting a family guide
  • Journalism and PR students

Not for

  • Teams shopping for news-monitoring SaaS — wrong site
  • Buyers expecting purchasable plans or a product here
  • Enterprise buyers needing vendor SLAs or security reviews
  • Newsrooms wanting APIs or alerts from this domain

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Biggest trap: you probably mean Newslit News, a different ~$79.9/mo monitoring tool.

medium

Free accounts target educators; district and training programs negotiate fees separately.

medium

Sibling domain appears in Hudson Rock infostealer credential search (14 entries).

medium

G2/TrustRadius reviews mostly rate the .co SaaS, not these education programs.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Founded 2008; established nonprofit with district partnerships
  • Checkology virtual classroom free for educators
  • Large free library: lesson plans, family guides, interactive activities
  • Publicly listed on Charity Navigator and GuideStar

Cons

  • Identity confusion: G2, Slashdot, Slack listings describe the separate SaaS
  • No self-serve product pricing here; it is a nonprofit
  • Training and some programs carry fees
  • Donation-funded nonprofit; no vendor SLAs or procurement support

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; the organization publishes a product security page, but sibling domain newslit.co appears in infostealer credential logs.

official x6review x3security x2news x1
  • Sibling domain newslit.co listed in infostealer credential search, Hudson Rock's search for returns 14 credential entries from infostealer logs. This signals exposed credentials tied to that domain, not a breach of itself.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Core curriculum free; sibling SaaS ~$79.9/mo
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Deep lesson library, but classroom-focused only
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Publishes security page; sibling domain in credential logs
  • 2008 Founded News Literacy Project, Washington DC nonprofit
  • Yes Nonprofit status GuideStar profile, EIN 27-4011343
  • Yes Free educator access Checkology accounts free for teachers
  • ~$79.9/mo Sibling SaaS price Newslit news tool (newslit.co) — different product

Pricing

Educator resources (Checkology)

$0

  • Virtual classroom for educators
  • Lesson plans and family guides

Professional development

Fee-based (half-day and up)

  • Training for schools and organizations
  • Custom programs

Newslit SaaS (different product, newslit.co)

~$79.9/mo

  • News monitoring with Slack/Zapier integrations
  • Free trial offered

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; the organization publishes a product security page, but sibling domain newslit.co appears in infostealer credential logs.

  • Sibling domain newslit.co listed in infostealer credential searchHudson Rock's search for returns 14 credential entries from infostealer logs. This signals exposed credentials tied to that domain, not a breach of itself.⁸

What users say

Independent user reviews are sparse and mostly cover the unrelated Newslit SaaS at newslit.co rather than these education programs.

Companies that use it

  • Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)²
  • Maine Department of Education12
Full analysis

Based on ~25 public sources; evidence blends the newslit.org nonprofit with the separate newslit.co SaaS — verify which one any review describes.

newslit.org = free nonprofit news-literacy curriculum for educators. The Newslit SaaS is a different company (newslit.co).

Methodology

Based on ~25 public sources; evidence blends the newslit.org nonprofit with the separate newslit.co SaaS — verify which one any review describes.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. The News Literacy Project (homepage)newslit.org
    official
  2. NLP, LAUSD & Broad Foundation partnershipbusinesswire.com
    news
  3. Charity Navigator rating pagecharitynavigator.org
    review
  4. GuideStar profileguidestar.org
    official
  5. MyIntelBrief vs. Newslit (pricing)sourceforge.net
    review
  6. Newslit Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  7. Newslit Slack integrationslack.com
    official
  8. Hudson Rock infostealer search: newslit.cohudsonrock.com
    security
  9. Product security pagenewslit.org
    security
  10. Professional development opportunitiesnewslit.org
    official
  11. Checkology free educator accountsfacebook.com
    official
  12. Maine DOE news-literacy guidancemaine.gov
    official

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