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Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Although news outlets are meant to be impartial, they have never been perfectly unbiased. After the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the term "fake news" became part of people's vocabulary, adding to the public's mistrust of the media. In today's society, learning how to cultivate media literacy by spotting unreliable sources and biased reporting is crucial. This volume explores the fake news phenomenon and offers readers tips on how to be critical...
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Series
Publisher
BrightPoint Press, an imprint of ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Legitimate News Sources gives readers tips on how to navigate the seemingly overwhelming amount of news out there and how to find trusted sources whose stories are rooted in facts"--
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Series
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"There are many ways to learn what's happening in the world. You can go online, read newspapers, listen to the radio, and watch TV. Information can come from anywhere. So, how do you know the difference between what's true and what isn't? Who can you trust?"--
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Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The flow of information through our modern digital world has led to many new issues and controversies. Information Literacy in the Digital Age examines the challenges involved in seeking and evaluating information from the vast array of sources available through digital technology.
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Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"During the recent presidential election, "media literacy" became a buzzword that signified the threat media manipulation posed to democratic processes. Meanwhile, statistical research has shown that 8 to 18 year-olds pack more than eleven hours with some form of media into each day by "media multitasking." Young people are not only eager and interested to learn about and discuss the realities of media ownership, production, and distribution, they...
Author
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Analyzing trends in American disinformation and conspiracy, Rauch reaches back to the parallel eighteenth-century developments of liberal democracy and science to explain what he calls the "Constitution of Knowledge"--our social system for turning disagreement into truth. By explicating the Constitution of Knowledge and probing the war on reality, Rauch posits a defined understanding of truth and free inquiry, with discussion of how and why they should...
15) What the fact?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Tracing the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape, a journalist, scientist, medical professional, and professor gives readers the skills to identify and counter poorly sourced clickbait and misleading headlines.
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