Who can you trust? How to navigate digital media
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The growing suspicion of expertise is a growing problem on the internet, and it can be very difficult to figure out which sources are authoritative. In this episode, John Green offers some strategies to help you identify credible sources and take into account a source's point of view.
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Determining what and how to trust in the age of digital media can be hard work! To gain more perspective and strategies for being a responsible consumer of news sources, check out Stanford History Education (SHEG)’s insights into civic online reasoning, which provides free lessons and assessments that help students evaluate online information.
Similarly, the Poynter Institute hosts MediaWise, a project aimed at educating students on assessing information accuracy online. MediaWise offers a series of videos around online citizenship, including this media literacy masterclass and this video educating viewers about how to distinguish between fact and opinion when consuming information.
ProPublica is renowned for its investigative journalism, emphasizing accountability and accuracy in reporting.
Interested in examining perspectives from different ends of the political spectrum? For a deeper understanding of partisan viewpoints, websites like Daily Kos and Daily Wire offer insights from the left and right ends of the political spectrum, respectively.
Similarly, the Poynter Institute hosts MediaWise, a project aimed at educating students on assessing information accuracy online. MediaWise offers a series of videos around online citizenship, including this media literacy masterclass and this video educating viewers about how to distinguish between fact and opinion when consuming information.
ProPublica is renowned for its investigative journalism, emphasizing accountability and accuracy in reporting.
Interested in examining perspectives from different ends of the political spectrum? For a deeper understanding of partisan viewpoints, websites like Daily Kos and Daily Wire offer insights from the left and right ends of the political spectrum, respectively.
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