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Fake News Travels Fast

Social media allows news to travel to vast numbers of people at ridiculously fast speeds. Fake news Fakes news is simply news that spreads false information. Although fake news is not a completely new concept, it has recently come to the forefront of the media attention after the role that it played in the US Presidential election. During the US elections propagandist used the social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, to turn fake news into viral sensations (Manjoo, 2017). Continue reading →

The President trumps ‘Fake News’

Literacy, Literacy and more Literacy Growing our online network is an extremely important method in increasing our possibilities and abilities. The smaller it is, so will your opportunities to learn, socialise, professionalise etc. Part of growing our networks is done by understanding and learning the following literacy’s something many argue should be considered a right. Continue reading →

When Will Post-Lies Replace Post-Truth?

Source: Edutopia, by Shutterstock The term post-truth refers to the overlooking of facts in favour of emotional or personal beliefs. It has become such a hot topic in the last few years that it even became Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year in 2016, due to its extensive use during events such as Brexit and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. On the Internet, the term fake news has been used much more than post-truth, being popularised by people like President Donald Trump. Continue reading →

Don’t just read this headline!

From the previous post on Digital Differences, we have seen how internet access could help narrow the social gap by increasing people’s access to information. At the same time, the adaptation of Internet and the growth of social media see an alarming spread of false or misled information. Hence, it is important to obtain the skill to identify reliable sources of information. Think twice Whenever you come across an article, think of this checklist. Continue reading →

Don’t just read this headline!

From the previous post on Digital Differences, we have seen how internet access could help narrow the social gap by increasing people’s access to information. At the same time, the adaptation of Internet and the growth of social media see an alarming spread of false or misled information. Hence, it is important to obtain the skill to identify reliable sources of information. Think twice Whenever you come across an article, think of this checklist. Continue reading →

Don’t just read this headline!

From the previous post on Digital Differences, we have seen how internet access could help narrow the social gap by increasing people’s access to information. At the same time, the adaptation of Internet and the growth of social media see an alarming spread of false or misled information. Hence, it is important to obtain the skill to identify reliable sources of information. Think twice Whenever you come across an article, think of this checklist. Continue reading →

Don’t just read this headline!

From the previous post on Digital Differences, we have seen how internet access could help narrow the social gap by increasing people’s access to information. At the same time, the adaptation of Internet and the growth of social media see an alarming spread of false or misled information. Hence, it is important to obtain the skill to identify reliable sources of information. Think twice Whenever you come across an article, think of this checklist. Continue reading →

Don’t just read this headline!

From the previous post on Digital Differences, we have seen how internet access could help narrow the social gap by increasing people’s access to information. At the same time, the adaptation of Internet and the growth of social media see an alarming spread of false or misled information. Hence, it is important to obtain the skill to identify reliable sources of information. Think twice Whenever you come across an article, think of this checklist. Continue reading →

HALF TRUTHS, WHOLE LIES?

Something seems odd. It feels disparate. Let me walk you through it. My Observation and Evaluation I analysed these numbers and wondered how there is a significant 8% rise over just a year as compared to 3% over three years in usage of social media sites as news sources when 88% (64%+24%) of the population feel fake or fabricated news cause confusion. This was perplexing to me. (Shearer, E. and Gottfried, J. (2018). And Barthel, M., Mitchell, A. and Holcomb, J. (2018). Continue reading →

HALF TRUTHS, WHOLE LIES?

Something seems odd. It feels disparate. Let me walk you through it. My Observation and Evaluation I analysed these numbers and wondered how there is a significant 8% rise over just a year as compared to 3% over three years in usage of social media sites as news sources when 88% (64%+24%) of the population feel fake or fabricated news cause confusion. This was perplexing to me. (Shearer, E. and Gottfried, J. (2018). And Barthel, M., Mitchell, A. and Holcomb, J. (2018). Continue reading →

How is your media literacy?

Media Literacy In a world where we are heavily surrounded by digital technologies, it is important to be cautious of online information. As noted in last week’s topic of digital differences, we touched on the notion that our learning and views can be limited if we do not widen our learning network. One way to achieve this is through improving our media literacy. Continue reading →