{
  "id": 13944322,
  "title": "Why media and information literacy belongs in every child’s learning journey, By Chiamaka Okafor-Onumah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/why-media-and-information-literacy-belongs-in-every-childs-learning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T11:25:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/916360-why-media-and-information-literacy-belongs-in-every-childs-learning-journey-by-chiamaka-okafor-onumah.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A child hears that there will be no school tomorrow. The message arrives through a friend, a family WhatsApp group or a video shared online. What should the child do: believe it, forward it or check? That simple moment captures one of the defining challenges of growing up today. Children are surrounded by information, but […] The post Why media and information literacy belongs in every child’s…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}