Dear colleagues, Hype Studies <https://hypestudies.org/> is delighted to present /The Hype Literacy Toolkit/ <https://akademie.dw.de/hype-literacy/>, a free, publicly available online course created in cooperation with Deutsche Welle Akademie <https://akademie.dw.com/en/the-hype-literacy-toolkit-for-journalists/a-76716043>, which introduces “the study of hype as an urgent force that shapes technological development, economics, politics, and journalism”. Journalists, students, academics, policymakers can learn about how tech hype transforms society. The aim is to recognize hype, unmask its playbook and to understand how to talk and research better about emerging technologies like AI, Quantum or Nanotech and their impact on the world. The course was presented at the International Journalist Festival in Perugia <https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2026/hype-literacy-reporting-on-ai-beyond-the-buzz> last week. Warmly, Jascha Bareis in the name of the hypestudies group