A group of students at SJKC New Kopisan in Gopeng, Perak, were asked by their teacher to roleplay as news reporters.

One by one, they were asked to present a news article to the class, as English teacher Shee Yuen Ling watched on.

The exercise may seem like just another test of the students’ speaking and listening skills, but it was also part of a campaign by educators nationwide to bring media literacy into classrooms.

“I have all sorts of fun activities for my students,” Shee told Malaysiakini of her ways to incorporate media literacy into lessons.

She would...