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Indeed, the Web is a great platform that lets anyone share information and ideas. But it does come with a price – how can we know if it’s reliable and authentic? It’s not just what’s written on the Web, content and visuals that you share on social media plays an important role when it comes to disseminating a piece of inaccurate information any further. Continue reading →

What’s real and what’s fake? I enjoyed researching for this topic because it is something I am generally interested in. For this topic, I focus on how to spot fake news and created an exercise for my readers. Here’s what I have gathered from my peers’ posts: Infographic created by me. Continue reading →

In my previous post, I mentioned about Echo chambers, filter bubbles and fake news. But that are just a small part of the whole digital world. The study of fake news fits neatly into media literacy units where it allow us to consume and view media critically (Mgongolwa, 2017). Source: Original Content Having to assess the reliability and authenticity, you will think about the quality of the source and how do we evaluate it. Continue reading →

What a week of learning! Cai Ying is pregnant(?!), there are discussions on past presidential elections and on methods to check content reliability. Continue reading →

Today, where the media strives for our attention, it’s hard to recognise authenticity and readily put forth our seed of trust. It’s not surprising to know that even celebrities we look up to, lack the capacity to distinguish what’s real and what’s fake (WIRED, 2017). We’re all victims of the information we’re exposed to. Fig 1 explains the importance of being literate, which would also lead to better decisions made (Psychology Today, 2017). Continue reading →

With the advancement of internet, information sources are no longer limited to traditional media. Ming’s post provided an insight on the types of journalism which affects the quality of information being provided. Citizen journalism is becoming increasingly popular (Gillmor, 2004). (Source: self-produced) Citizen journalism allows everyone from all walks of life to input their opinions, hence the reader will not be restricted to just one point-of-view. Continue reading →

After reading some of my colleagues’ great work and doing a bit of research myself, I am quite curious about the “fake news” that is commonly spread online with or without disseminators’ knowledge. I looked up the definition of “fake news”: Fake news is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate misinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional print and broadcast news media or online social media. Continue reading →

It was refreshing to read my fellow classmates’ blogs and their views on information quality. It had widened my thoughts on how the effect of poor information quality can impact not only individuals, but also the society as a whole. Kirby’s comment got me thinking when he stated that the “greatest growth of political polarisation occurs in areas that individuals only spend limited time on the Internet”. Continue reading →

Across the blogs of my peers, there are a plethora of ways to assess online information. The ways commonly include the Author/Publisher, Relevance (Time), Sources, Content and Purpose. However, despite having similar factors, it has been elaborated in many different aspects which helped me gain the insights shown below: Made with Canva by Audrey Wesley pointed out that people love to spread false news, which I agree is a pressing problem. Continue reading →

I admit, before the start of this topic, I am one of those people who’d fall for false news and end up sharing these unreliable fake information online. I used to wonder why is it every time I surf the net or use my social media account, everything post seem like “my kind of” to read news….. Echo Chambers & Filter Bubbles. Now I know why. Continue reading →