How much trust do you have in the media? Would you join the 66% of surveyed Americans who have not very much or no trust at all in newspapers, TV and radio reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly? It's undeniable that news consumption is going through a shift, with fading trust in journalism and people today getting their news from a variety of sources online, including social media (71% of 16-24 year olds in the UK - source below). No matter the format, there's no doubt that being sceptic is healthy and encouraged when consuming news, but are we able to differentiate between: ✅ The factual and non-factual? 📊 An analysis and an opinion? 🗣️ Bias and neutrality? There was some promising recent news from California where all K-12 students are now required to learn media literacy skills, including recognising fake news and thinking critically about what they encounter online. Let's see more political initiatives like this! Gallup Ofcom KQED #news #misinformation #criticalthinking #medialiteracy #journalism - https://lnkd.in/dCWBkWR6 - https://lnkd.in/ddPbeC_X - https://lnkd.in/dJ9kac6a
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11moThere are indeed many dilemmas when it comes to news sources. More people are realizing that nearly if not all news sources are biased & seeking a certain influencing agenda. Unfortunately, since we all have lives & need to put food on the table, most do not have the luxury of fact-checking the news. And some are naive. This is where mainstream media outlets are targeting most & exploiting their riches. This mistrust in TV & newspapers led more people into seeking news from social media platforms. As algorithms & AI has been expanding, these social media platforms have been pushing people into knowingly or unknowingly establishing news bubbles & only accepting certain sources. This is pushing more people to the far right & far left. The biased atmosphere has reached such an extent that people in California & outside of this state are suspicious about requiring K-12 students to learn media literacy skills. Who is teaching these lessons? What are their political viewpoints? Who is approving the curriculum & what are their political viewpoints? Will the curriculum be made public & put to feedback & criticism? And California historically being a Democrat state, rest assured Republicans will voice heavy criticism against this program.