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"Particularly at a time where it can be hard to sort out the many types of messages one encounters every day & to know which ones are facts, which are opinions & which are disinformation, students need real preparation to be informed, active participants in elections & their communities."

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/20/ri-bill-would-teach-media-literacy-to-every-student/82542181007/
#medialiteracy


Exhausted by the news? Here are 6 strategies to stay informed without getting overwhelmed − or misled by misinformation

⭐ Some tips to help deal with the news when algorithms & corps are manipulating you for their benefit:

▪️Remember algorithm impact
▪️U.S. media is mostly for-profit
▪️Look to sources
▪️Is this emotionally charged?
▪️Avoid propaganda
▪️Consume news critically

🌐 https://theconversation.com/exhausted-by-the-news-here-are-6-strategies-to-stay-informed-without-getting-overwhelmed-or-misled-by-misinformation-248807

#criticalthinking #medialiteracy #newsliteracy #news #media #corporatemedia #algorithms #communication #disinformation #Journalism #connectedness #mentalhealth


Do you "pay to outsource your own thinking to a robot that says 'this outlet is left wing. This outlet is right wing'"?

#Media #friendlyjordies #MediaLiteracy

https://youtu.be/bfHx4CfKFqQ


Un interesantísimo "plot twist" de la vida académica: el estudio que da pie a la noticia enlazada.
Resulta que combatir las noticias falsas puede que no precise tanto de alfabetización digital como de... ¡A investigar! 🧠💥

https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2025-01-20/la-gente-mayor-prefiere-la-informacion-dudosa-no-por-falta-de-habilidades-digitales-sino-porque-confirma-su-ideologia.html

#alfabetizaciónmediática #medialiteracy #política #politics #periodismo #journalism


Meta is abandoning its misinformation program despite studies showing such programs are effective.

▪️ Why abandon it?

▪️ What impact could this have on misinformation online?

▪️ Why might Meta qualify this as a "censorship" issue?

▪️ How might young people be harmed as a result of this?

🌐 https://theconversation.com/meta-is-abandoning-fact-checking-this-doesnt-bode-well-for-the-fight-against-misinformation-246878

#misinformation #disinformation #socialmedia #meta #facebook #criticalthinking #media #medialiteracy #bias #hatespeech #digitalhumanities #classroomdiscussions #education #publicdiscourse


Canadian Media---
Episode: "We are a confused lot of news outlets"
Today's Topic: Boxing Day sales and tax break:
CTV: "OPP shut down Hwy. 401 off-ramp clogged with Boxing Day deal-hunters"
CBC:'"Not that much of a deal': Shoppers, businesses lukewarm on GST holiday"
Global: "Shoppers flocked to malls on Thursday to take advantage of Boxing Day deals made more enticing by the federal government’s GST holiday.."
National post : Silence-nothing

#News #Media #MediaLiteracy #Canada


❗2023 survey found children between 8-12 were much more likely to want to be a YouTuber (29%) than Astronaut (11%).

❓ What short and long-term impacts might there be when children aspire to be a YouTuber?

🌐 https://theconversation.com/work-or-play-the-rise-of-online-kidfluencers-is-raising-complex-legal-and-ethical-questions-241904

#socialmedia #technology #YouTube #advertising #influencers #privacy #culture #media #education #teaching #medialiteracy


#Google tests delisting Danish Union of Journalists website - "the fact that a union’s website is hidden from its own members in Google searches only underlines the extent of Google’s power"

https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/12/16/union-website-deindexed-by-google-in-the-firms-latest-search-experiment/

#union #unions #media #MediaLiteracy #SEPM #IFRRO #disinformation #capitalism #exploitation #corruption #ClassWar


On Australian government's #union takeover: "This s*** is not that complicated, if there are allegations, they go to court, they don't go to parliament, they don't do trial by #media."

https://www.lismorecitynews.com.au/story/8842894/workers-protest-cfmeu-takeover-as-court-battle-starts/whats-on/

#Australia #unions #MediaLiteracy #CFMEU #ETU #Canberra #capitalism #exploitation #corruption #ClassWar


Culture Overlord

▪️ A free game about media literacy.
▪️ Appropriate for all ages & classrooms.
▪️ No ads, no tracking.

🌐 Website: CultureOverlord.com
🎮 Play Online: jag.itch.io/culture-overlord

@stopTDV @gamingagainstv #Media #MediaLiteracy
#indiegame #videogames #games #PublicHealth #Education #edu #teaching #digitalhumanities #digitalliteracy
A marketing graphic for the game 'Culture Overlord' shows a background of dark blue sky with stars. In the center, the planet Earth is covered by a stylized "Culture Overlord."

On the left, is the pixel-character protagonist of the game, Dan. Dan has a pixelated heart above his head.

On the right, are three award laurels:
- Games for Change Awards
- 2020 Life.Love. Game Design Challenge
- GEE! Finalist

In the bottom-right corner is the ESRB symbol for E for Everyone.

Bottom center:
"A short game about culture by Lucas Vially."  

"CultureOverlord.com"


▪️ In the U.S., fewer than 1/3 of states include media literacy in the standards for their schools.

💬 DISCUSSIONS

❓ What are the potential impacts on students if they do - or do not - learn about media literacy in school?

❓ How might the number of states teaching media literacy either increase or decrease in the U.S. under the forthcoming administration?

@stopTDV @gamingagainstv #Media #MediaLiteracy #PublicHealth #Education #edu #digitalhumanities #digitalliteracy
On the left:

An image of the 'Culture Overlord' title screen. Underneath, this boxed text: "Exploring media's impact on young people's understanding of healthy dating relationships. CultureOverlord.com"

On the right:

Dan, the pixel character protagonist from Culture Overlord, has a dialogue box above his head: "Fewer than one-third of states include media literacy in their education standards! - Source: Media Literacy Now"


Teenagers Tell Us About Their Relationship With News

how and why media — online, in print, and on TV — treats news as a product, and how that shapes the way they think and feel. Some said that made them not want to be informed, but many others shared their strategies for navigating the noise

#teenagers #news #journalism #socialmedia #media #MediaLiteracy #LateralReading #technology #tech

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/learning/teenagers-tell-us-about-their-relationship-with-news.html