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A system of critical thinking skills that helps news consumers identify reliable information is...
News or Media Literacy
Why do journalists like Lasantha Wickrematunge and Marie Colvin risk their lives to report from dangerous parts of the world?
To give a voice to the voiceless
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What are two of the four challenges of digital media?
Sorting through the noise
The viral spread of fake information
Confirmation bias
Speed vs. Accuracy
A story about the dangers of eating too much tuna.
Alert
Websites and apps where people create, share, and interact with content is the definition of.
Social Media
Alert
A story about the Super Bowl
Divert
A story about a reunion of siblings separated by the Korean War.
Connect
Define Disinformation
Fake news shared knowing it is fake
What is the other word we can use to remember misinformation
Mistake
Define False Balance
Media giving an equal platform to two sides even though one side is clearly more reputable and truthful
What is the other word we can use to remember disinformation
Dishonest
Information used to persuade people to think or act a certain way is…
Propaganda
Define Confirmation Bias
The tendency to believe information that supports what you already think
Citizen journalism is
News or media created by everyday people
What is an echo chamber
A space where people mostly hear opinions that match their own…
Define misinformation
Fake news shared but the person who shared it believed it to be true