Media Literacy: Research, Rights and Reality

Learn to navigate media for documentary, content creation and news storytelling.

Join this two-part online course on Wednesday and Friday, April 22 and 24, 2026, 2-3:15 p.m. EDT.

If you’re developing a documentary, investigative story or historical project, this course offers a clear overview of the essential tools, practices and considerations. You’ll learn how to research archival material and apply core journalistic investigative practices, and you’ll gain an understanding of why primary sourcing is the gold standard. This course will present key legal considerations around fair use and copyright and will teach you best practices for verifying sources to avoid deepfakes, misinformation and other credibility risks.

Join us for this educational series.

Online classroom includes:

Access to live guest speaker sessions
Recordings of live sessions
Resources for people just getting started with media research
Discussion groups for peer support and connection
When: Live sessions run on Wednesday and Friday, April 22 and 24, 2026. You can join live or watch recordings at your convenience.

View the full program.

For course support, contact ap@edmaker.co.

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AP member discounts are available.

Email ap@edmaker.co to request a member discount.

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