BONUS: Media Literacy in a Digital World
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
We're bringing you this bonus episode in honor of Media Literacy Week, which is about helping Americans think more critically about the sources they see and listen to. Today, I'm speaking with expert Kelly Mendoza from Common Sense Media and then I'll give a bit of *my* take.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Sunday, October 29th. |
| 0:02.2 | We are bringing you this special bonus episode today |
| 0:04.7 | in honor of Media Literacy Week. |
| 0:06.8 | The annual event just wrapped up on Friday |
| 0:08.6 | but was all about helping Americans think more critically |
| 0:11.2 | about the sources and content they see and listen to. |
| 0:14.4 | With the rise of online platforms like social media, |
| 0:17.3 | misinformation, bias, takes, and artificial intelligence, |
| 0:21.0 | media literacy seems more important than ever. |
| 0:24.0 | And most Americans seem to agree. |
| 0:25.6 | A national survey last year found that 84% of adults |
| 0:28.3 | support having media literacy education in schools. |
| 0:31.2 | So today we'll kick things off with an expert guest |
| 0:33.8 | and then I'll give a bit of my take. |
| 0:35.7 | In fact, I'm offering a free one-page cheat sheet |
| 0:38.4 | of sorts today for seven ways to tell |
| 0:40.8 | if news is biased or false. |
| 0:42.7 | I hope it's a simple way for you to think more about this |
| 0:45.2 | and maybe even start a conversation about it |
| 0:46.8 | with your kids or your family and friends. |
| 0:49.0 | Go to thenewsworthy.com slash media literacy |
| 0:52.4 | to download it for free now. |
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