Description

Join host and producer Gilda Geist in taking a look at today’s media landscape and exploring how media literacy might be the answer to our highly polarized political climate. In this episode, Gilda goes behind the scenes with Enterprise reporters and editors to break down how news reporting actually works, and interviews Northeastern University’s Dan Kennedy, media commentator and professor of journalism. This episode was first published on January 20, 2023.

Media literacy tips from the episode:

1. Read past the headline before forming or sharing an opinion.
2. Know how to differentiate between fact and opinion.
3. Verify information. If only one news source is reporting something, there’s a greater chance it’s not true.
4. Be skeptical.
5. Read a variety of different reliable news sources. If you want more guidance on this, check out Ground News or AllSides.
6. Understand the basics of journalism. The Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics is a great resource for this.

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Music:

Blue Digression by David Dellacroce is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

Video Game Snowy Night by Kirk Osamayo is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.