MediaLiteracyforSecularHumanistsofSC.pptx
- 1. Media Literacy Critical Thinking for the 21st Century Frank Baker media educator [email protected]
- 2. According to a November 2023 survey, how many Americans (age 18-29) regularly get their news from TikTok? A. 10% B. a third C. a half
- 5. INTRODUCTION
- 6. The health of a democracy depends on an informed electorate (paraphrased from Thomas Jefferson) False news, big lies, disinformation, conspiracy theory and the like contribute to declines in trust and erode democracy
- 7. The meteoric ride of artificial intelligence (AI) makes it virtually impossible for consumers to know what is real, truthful or factual. Social media is being used to spread all of this around the world in a matter of seconds. We have our work cut for us.
- 8. When will it stop? It won’t. Not until: - legislation - people demand it - social media owners
- 9. Study of more than 1,000 people revealed that nine out of 10 American adults fact- check their news, and 96 percent want to limit the spread of false information. More than half of social media users who share news or political posts sometimes do so without verifying the facts. Source: Security.org, January 2024
- 11. What’s happening? Distracted ? Engaged ?
- 12. “it turns out that the Rijksmuseum has an app that, among other things, contains guided tours and further information about the works on display,”Jose Picardo writes on Medium. “As part of their visit to the museum, the children, who minutes earlier had admired the art and listened attentively to explanations by expert adults, had been instructed to complete an assignment by their school teachers, using, among other things, the museum’s excellent smartphone app.”
- 15. DEFINITION OF MEDIA LITERACY “Media literacy is the ability or skill to critically analyze news and stories reported in the media, and be able to determine their accuracy or credibility effectively.”
- 16. DEFINITION OF MEDIA LITERACY “Media literacy is the ability or skill to critically analyze news and stories reported in the media, and be able to determine their accuracy or credibility effectively.”
- 17. DEFINITION OF MEDIA LITERACY “Media literacy is the ability or skill to critically analyze news and stories reported in the media, and be able to determine their accuracy or credibility effectively.” THAT IS THE DEFINTION OF NEWS LITERACY
- 18. What is media literacy? Take the next few minutes and draft your own definition Be prepared to share
- 21. Percentage of people who say they support required media literacy in education: A. 23 % B. 47% C. 60% D. 84%
- 22. the ability to find, evaluate, organize, use, and communicate information in various formats an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and communicate information using typing or digital media platforms Media Literacy is often used when the MSM really means:
- 23. News " “The American public should know that content that they read online – especially on social media – could be foreign propaganda, even if it appears to be coming from fellow Americans or originating in the United States." Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- 24. “But at this moment, the most egregious purveyors of disinformation in US politics are far right members of the Republican party"
- 25. - Over half of Gen Z teens get their news from social media - 60% of 13-17 year olds are likely to believe conspiracy theories online - 82 percent of middle school students, despite their fluency on social media, could not distinguish between ad-sponsored content and a real news story. - four in 10 high-school aged students trusted the headline above a photo on a photo-sharing site as a fact, despite not having any information about where the photo was taken. -52% of the adults polled recently said they were “somewhat confident” that they could distinguish between real news and fake news. Recent research indicates::
- 26. Big Problem What’s wrong with young people getting their news from TikTok (or from social media sources)?
- 27. TikTok has shown itself to be rather inhospitable to news: It removes links that publishers could use to pull users out of the app, it does little to label news or help users evaluate its credibility, and unlike other apps, it’s offered few financial incentives to news publishers (though note a couple of exceptions). Source: NiemanLab, Nov 2023 Why Tiktok is a Disaster for News
- 35. Google can help you verify images using reverse image search, which can show you where an image has been used before, its size, and similar images. This can help you evaluate the context and validity of an image.
- 36. Political ads: prescriptions to lie Ads are considered “free speech” and cannot be censored or pulled from the airwaves.
- 38. Bright Spot
- 39. WHO BENEFITS FROM THE ADS?
- 40. US political ad spending will vault past $12 billion in 2024 —a new high—to nearly triple the $4.25 billion spent in 2016.
- 43. Who Owns Charleston TV Stations?
- 45. Visual literacy
- 46. Activity VERIFY THE IMAGE https://tinyurl.com/2e8bdbdn
- 57. Instructions Your job is to document the steps you took to VERIFY whether the image was accurate or not
- 58. Sharing
- 61. VERIFICATION
- 62. LATERAL READING
- 64. ADVERTISING
- 65. Close your eyes Listen At the conclusion: make a list of everything you heard
- 67. Other than cell phones WHAT ELSE is being sold?
- 70. Bright Spot
- 72. Bright Spot RUMOR GUARD from The News Literacy Project is designed to help us all learn how to recognize misinformation and stop it in its tracks. Each fact-checked viral rumor contains concrete tips to help you build your news literacy foundation and confidently evaluate claims you see online.
- 73. Bright Spot
- 74. QUESTIONS?
- 75. Media Literacy Critical Thinking for the 21st Century