#newsliteracy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #newsliteracy, aggregated by home.social.
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#Journalism #NewsLiteracy
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"Babe, they're AI." #Zendaya spoke out on @[email protected] after people in her life were fooled by #AI images showing the actress & fellow actor Tom Holland in wedding attire. The fakes look convincing, but #NewsLiteracy skills can help you avoid being duped ⤵️
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"Experts fear that Americans are losing their ability to distinguish between fact & fiction — & that fewer people seem to care about the difference." 👇🏾 As laid out, the mis- & disinfo machine - boosted by AI - has never been more potent. #NewsLiteracy as a solution has never been more urgent.
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❌ NO: Swift Transportation did not announce that it was pulling its business from New York City in response to the policies of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. This rumor originated with a satire account & the quotes are fake. 🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/TruckMamdani #Mamdani #NYC #NewsLiteracy
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Critical Thinkers might question why The Washington Post did not disclose its relationship with the owner of Amazon and/or Amazon's role in building data centers in the article.
❓Was the reporter told not to discuss it?
❓Did the editor remove the journalist's mentions of this?❓What is standard practice at news organizations?
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More young people are turning to #AI chatbots for advice and comfort, but these tools can also spread health misinformation. It’s important to know how they really work. Learn more: www.tiktok.com/@newslitproject/video/7564514535583894815 #MentalHealth #NewsLiteracy
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"In a world where everything can be fake, & the fake stuff looks & feels real, people will stop believing everything." - Daisy Soderberg-Rivkin, a former trust & safety manager at TikTok, in this @bobbyallyn.bsky.social story ⤵️ #NewsLiteracy
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While separating AI fakes from legit video clips is hard, it's possible. #NewsLiteracy tips: - Notice watermarks - Get a 2nd source - Check for copycat content 👉🏾 Read more: go.newslit.org/PepperAI
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4abml3cc7kuqm55uztzoywrm/post/3m2ryeugeik2u
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1/ News literacy teaches students how to think about news & information, not what to think. It is also inherently nonpartisan. ⤵️ Read about the five #NewsLiteracy learning standards that guide our work & why the field has never been more important in today's complex information environment.
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Social media dominates news consumption in Indonesia as TikTok surges
#Indonesia #TikTok #SocialMedia #NewsConsumption #DigitalNews #MediaTrends #AIinNews #NewsTrust #News #NewsLiteracy #Journalism #MediaShift #OnlineNews
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160 years after enslaved people were freed in Galveston, Texas, myths remain about Juneteenth. Learn about the federal holiday and its place in U.S. history. ➕ Also, check out our @flipboard.com collection of articles: zurl.co/DkGhY #Juneteenth #NewsLiteracy
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In covering international conflict, is the media informing us — or influencing us?
Reporting on events like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows the challenges of balancing facts with commentary in today’s fast-moving news cycle. Audiences want stories. Media companies want attention. But democracy needs truth.
Explore this case study from CME to learn how objectivity, commentary, and media consumption shape our view of the world: https://mediaengagement.org/research/objectivity-vs-commentary-in-covering-international-conflict/
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The Signal chat among Trump advisers accidentally shared with The Atlantic editor dominated this week's news cycle - & provides an important #NewsLiteracy lesson on the standards of quality journalism. 🎞 Full video: www.tiktok.com/@newslitproj... #Journalism #EduSky
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🎞 New video: www.tiktok.com/@newslitproj... Remember that the popularity of posts ≠ their legitimacy. Practice basic news literacy skills to avoid being duped. #NewsLiteracy #ArtificialIntelligence
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"I no longer see almost anything real on my Instagram Reels anymore, &, as I have often reported, many users seem to have completely lost the ability to tell what is real & what is fake, or simply do not care anymore." - @jasonkoebler.bsky.social #NewsLiteracy #AI www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a...
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Exhausted by the news? Here are 6 strategies to stay informed without getting overwhelmed − or misled by misinformation
⭐ Some tips to help deal with the news when algorithms & corps are manipulating you for their benefit:
▪️Remember algorithm impact
▪️U.S. media is mostly for-profit
▪️Look to sources
▪️Is this emotionally charged?
▪️Avoid propaganda
▪️Consume news critically#criticalthinking #medialiteracy #newsliteracy #news #media #corporatemedia #algorithms #communication #disinformation #Journalism #connectedness #mentalhealth
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Anti-fascism isn’t quick and easy — resistance is often slow, dogged, characterized by long periods of forced inactivity. @damemagazine looks at the struggle: what opposition politicians need to do, how to defend civil society, what to know about the legal system, and how to counter disinformation.
#Disinformation #Misinformation #News #NewsLiteracy #Politics #Resistance #Antifascism #USPolitics #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
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Brooke Binkowski is a former radio reporter and a fact checker and debunker. She writes for @damemagazine about how to steer clear of disinformation and protect yourself in Trump’s second presidency. “Do not waste your time appealing to authority that has demonstrated they are unwilling to fight for you. Fact-checking is always important, but it is only effective on its own in a healthy democracy. We are not in a healthy democracy.”
https://www.damemagazine.com/2025/02/26/this-is-how-to-debunk-the-onslaught-of-disinformation/
#Disinformation #Misinformation #News #NewsLiteracy #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
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News literacy is more important than ever before.
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📢 NEW infographic: False context, misrepresentation, stolen satire & selective edits - these are 4 common tricks of context bad actors use to make #disinformation go viral on social media. Get tips for debunking such tricks: bit.ly/TricksOfCont... #NewsLiteracy
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Editor's Picks are in for 2024! Data visualization can be a key element in storytelling to enhance understanding and enable youth to dive deeper using analysis, critical thinking and #medialiteracy that helps bring news to life. 🔎 #dataviz gijn.org/stories/2024... #journalism #NewsLiteracy #EduSky
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Be sure to follow our President & CEO ⤵️ + other NLP staff members via our starter pack: go.bsky.app/KBV4mYE #NewsLiteracy #EduSky #Journalism
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"As the lines between fact & fiction continue to blur on social media, & with Gen Z relying heavily on social media influencers for news, it’s imperative that we prioritize digital literacy education..." #NewsLiteracy #SocialMedia www.sheknows.com/parenting/ar...
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If you are new here, we are a nonpartisan education nonprofit working to advance the development & teaching of #NewsLiteracy in K-12 education across the U.S. Learn more about our work: newslit.org
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Our @NewsDesk shared this @NewsLitProject Magazine dedicated to hurricane misinformation, which has been proliferating, with the help of Donald Trump, Elon Musk and others. Follow it in the fediverse here: @hurricane-misinformation-NewsLitProject
#Hurricanes #HurricaneHelene #HurricaneMilton #Misinformation #NewsLiteracy #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
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To avoid falling for misinformation, we've got to know how to tell fact from fiction, ask the right questions, and read carefully. The News Literacy Project helps people improve these skills every day. Here's a link to the Flipboard Magazine where they curate stories to inform your news reading.
https://flipboard.com/@newslitproject/news-literacy-week-2024-e78j1om2z