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“How do we ensure that that information we search is reliable?” Recently, there is a rise of fake news spreading around and we have to ensure that the information we received is credible, reliable and must have no biases. After reading Media Literacy, I have realized that the available information is usually one-sided, due to “Filter Bubbles” that is provided by search engines such as Google and social platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Continue reading →

An Example of Fake News Adapted from The Onion In a research conducted by Pew Research Center, it shows a significant increase in use across social media platform in 2017 to get news. Information on the web could come in many different forms and many sources, videos, social medias and newspaper. One could be exposed to many news article, forum and information in a day. However some of them are false. Continue reading →

We are living in the Digital age where billions of information travel post-haste. However, this comes with increased false information, the real question is how to get reliable information. Established Institutions, sites run by government agencies, non-profit organisations, foundations or colleges and universities are good sources of credible information. (Weather. Continue reading →

The web provides us with a large diverse amount of information that one could ask for. It has always been rather tricky to assess the reliability and authenticity of online information if one does not pay much attention and put in the effort to analyse the credibility of the sources. I am an active user of the web when it comes to reading articles that I come across on various platforms, and using the search engine for my secondary research ever since I started my tertiary education. Continue reading →

Every day as I scroll through my social media feed or when look at articles online for school, I always wonder to myself, is this true??? The internet is a place where anyone/anybody can easily share a piece of information and claim that it’s true but… IS IT REALLY??? Source: https://media.giphy.com/media/mH3aeWJbJ0JaM/giphy.gif In today’s post, it will be about evaluating on how to assess the reliability and authenticity of online information. Is there really a need? Y E S. Continue reading →

Today, we will be discussing on how to properly assess whether a piece of online information is authentic and reliable. Media Literacy is a 21st century approach to education and a framework to assess, analyse, evaluate and communicate messages in a variety of forms. Continue reading →

A question to start the post: What is the impact of poor information quality and how to overcome it? [ DEFINITION ] Information Quality is the availability of reliable, accurate, and up-to-date information.  (Diss.fu-berlin.de, 2017) WHAT CAUSES POOR INFORMATION QUALITY?   Source: Chin Yu Ying (The photo above shows the screenshots of Google and Facebook personalized search. Continue reading →

Learning can now be done on-the-go with the evolution of the internet and digital literacy skills. Everyday, we receive a steady stream of messages/information online. Just how much of the content received is authoritative, reliable and thus trustworthy? There are many ways of evaluating the reliability of information, an detailed example that I think is thorough is as follows: Digital literacy affects the process of evaluation and this evaluation would determine the quality of the information. Continue reading →

Most popular fake election stories in the United States in 2016, by Facebook engagement (in thousands) How often do you ‘share’ a post on Facebook, before verifying the authenticity of the post? Very often, social media users including myself are lazy and reluctant to verify sources before they ‘share’ it out to their peers which results in the trend of spreading ‘Fake news’. Continue reading →

Unlike information found in the newspaper or television broadcasts, information available online are not regulated for quality or accuracy. Therefore, it is crucial that we assess it effectively. This can be measured through one’s media, data and information literacy in terms of their knowledge and skills when dealing with data online. Self Produced Nowadays, there are many websites that present fake news. Continue reading →