Adrian and Devin speak with Mike Webb from the News Literacy Project about how fake news and misinformation have mislead people. Sit back and listen well.
1st Segment: The Rise in Misinformation (2:30)
- When did being loose with the truth and pushing conspiracy theories take hold in our politics?
- How do we protect freedom of speech while controlling the level of misinformation on the internet?
- 7 Areas of a Credible News Source
- Break: Soul Searching
2nd Segment: Separating Fact from Fiction (10:11)
- What tips can you give us to make sure we stick to the PEP method when faced with ignorance or intolerance to facts?
- How do we weed out bad experts and combat facts when they come from sources that are credible to some but not to others?
- Could Social Media or Congress do more to help?
- Lateral Reading
- What role do Americans have in allowing misinformation to spread?
- Only hearing information you want to hear
- Break: Company (Josh Johnson)
3rd Segment: Awareness for News Literacy (25:35)
- How do we go about making sure that steps like this are beneficial and do not push certain agendas or biases?
- What community outreach services need to be included to make sure adults get the same level of resources as our students?
- What needs to be done to help heal the relationship between the media and Americans?
- Break: Take That Back
Final Message (38:00)
Ending (45:11)
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
