Chastened by the negative effects of social media, Mark Zuckerberg says he will tweak his service and upgrade society in the process. Should any company be that powerful? About 10 years after TVs began to be ubiquitous in American homes, television broadcasting was a staggering financial success. As the head of the Federal Communications Commission […]
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Beyond Fake News – 10 Types of Misleading News
The work needed to effectively filter information in our media-saturated environment takes time and skill. A recent study showed that the more content we consume, the more our ability to make decisions about its veracity becomes impaired. With 80% of Europeans now regularly going online, it is vital for the sustainable and effective functioning of […]
Unraveling #fakenews from opinion-making information: a News Literacy discussion
Video of the live webcast of 7 September 2017 News Literacy discussion at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. News Literacy is defined as the development of critical thinking skills applied to judge the reliability and credibility of information, whether it comes via print, radio, television or the Internet. The term News Literacy is […]
Fighting Fake News — Educators Workshop
In “Fighting Fake News: How to Help Your Students Outsmart Trolls and Troublemakers,” teachers will learn a practical approach to helping students avoid one of the major pitfalls of today’s digital media: falling for fake information. They’ll examine real-life case studies that bring to life the challenges of today’s media landscape and model an easy-to-remember […]
francetv éducation
Si les enfants regardent souvent le JT avec leurs parents, ou entendent les actualités à la radio, ils n’ont pas toujours les moyens de comprendre simplement le fait divers, le drame ou les circonstances. En partenariat avec “1 jour, 1 actu”, francetv éducation fournit des clés de décryptage et des grilles de lecture de l’actualité […]
Est-ce que youtubeur, c’est un métier ?
Cet été, 3 youtubeurs célèbres, dont 1jour1actu t’avait parlé dans son n° 148, sont les stars d’une minisérie sur TF1. Natoo, Cyprien et Norman sont devenus acteurs pour la télé ! Est-ce que ça veut dire que le site Internet YouTube permet de devenir célèbre ? Et youtubeur, c’est un métier ? Pour tout comprendre […]
Media Education Lab: Fall 2017 webinars
The Media Education Lab offers free webinars twice a month, on Tuesdays at 8 PM EST. These events feature a range of topics and issues related to digital and media literacy education. Webinars are free and open to the public. Link: http://mediaeducationlab.com/webinars-fall-2017Author: Media Education LabSource: Media Education Lab
Memories of September 11, 2001: Using Digital Tools to Create Opportunities for Sharing, Empathy, and Discussion
This lesson encourages students to draw upon digital literacy to research and to discuss memories of September 11, 2001. The series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the U.S. on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 continue to deeply affect U.S. identity and politics. Through an online academic forum, students compare […]
Defending Internet Freedom through Decentralization: Back to the Future?
The Web is a key space for civic debate and the current battleground for protecting freedom of expression. However, since its development, the Web has steadily evolved into an ecosystem of large, corporate-controlled mega-platforms which intermediate speech online. In many ways this has been a positive development; these platforms improved usability and enabled billions of […]
Como saber se uma notícia é falsa
Todas as notícias e informações que você compartilha nas suas redes sociais são verdadeiras? As notícias falsas só circulam porque muita gente as passa em diante. Com um pouco de atenção, porém, é possível escapar das armadilhas que circulam pela web. Especialistas dão dicas de como detectar a procedência de uma informação que está circulando […]
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