Posted on 01/27/2023 3:59:52 PM PST by cuz1961
In 2022, almost a third of American adults said the news was untrustworthy or biased and just 26% said they trusted most news most of the time.
So where does that leave us? Lost in our social feeds, drowning in disinformation and ultimately cynical about all information. When we can’t agree on the facts, we can’t have productive conversations about the important issues in our lives.
And accepting a common body of facts is essential to the functioning of
democracy.
Of course, it’s up to the news media to be transparent and demonstrate why we should trust them.
But as news consumers,
we, too, must show up and become more news-literate —
understand the hallmarks of quality journalism and learn to spot mis- and disinformation.
We each have a role and a responsibility to close the credibility gap. That’s why this year’s National News Literacy Week is focused on clarifying the problem of public distrust.
Where has the press gone wrong, how much are political spin and disinformation to blame and what can we, as news consumers, do about it?
Take these steps to help close the credibility gap: Step 1: Know how to spot misinformation Step 2: Seek out trustworthy information Step 3: Champion news literacy Step 4: Join the movement
.Step 1: Know how to spot misinformation
RumorGuard
Use RumorGuard’s fact-checked viral rumors to help you build your news literacy foundation and confidently evaluate claims you see online.
Take a crash course on Misinformation on Checkology®
Attend a National News Literacy Week Event:
Our brain and misinformation: Why people believe lies and
conspiracy theories.
(Excerpt) Read more at newslit.org ...
Now I know what these commercials on tv for this I've been seeing. I googled the name given and this came up.
Didn't know we had a national ' weasel wordsmith week
Urinalism calling itself literacy.
If you don't buy their spin
,, it's cuz you are...
Illiterate.
Damn weasels.
Why people believe lies and
conspiracy theories.
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Why.
Let me guess
Cisheretopatriarchphobiasystemracism .
?
I only believe what I read on the Internet...it’s all true..right??
My tv lies to me all the time...I’m sure of it.
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