Studied by 28 peopleMisinformation
Wrong info, may intended to deceive or may not, we don't know yet
Disinformation
Wrong info, its intentionally wrong
Corroboration
Additional sources that back up/support a claim
Lateral reading
Seeing if something is credible by checking multiple sources to validate a claim
Alex Jones
Example of Disinformation for money
Cognitive Bias
Limitations in our thinking by perceiving information through our personal experiences and preferences
Confirmation Bias
A tendency to interpret and favor information that confirms our beliefs and we reject information that challenges these beliefs
Filter Bubble
when your social media feed and what you see online only align with your existing beliefs and experiences
Leads to Polarization and Radicalization
News Cycle
News that is "trending" during a certain time period, usually follows the same "pattern" or "cycle" everytime
School Shooting Cycle
Example of a news cycle
Narrative
The general thesis of a story of set of stories When you look at this, you want to consider the biases that form it
Framing
How a story is set up
what gives rise to a story
what is included in the story
what is not included in the story there is always bias included with this
Echo chamber
News outlets echoing each other's stories
smaller government, traditional family values, individual responsibility over social programs, more business oriented, environmentalism not a priority, foreign policy hawks but changing towards isolationism
Conservative Republican beliefs (6)
good government, inclusive families, social programs>individual responsibility, less business oriented, environmentalism is a priority, foreign policy doves but changing towards interventionalist
Liberal Democrat beliefs (6)
Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, Trace claims back to original context
SIFT stands for
At&T, CBS, Comcast, Disney, Newscorp, Viacom
The Big Six
90%
what percent of the media does the "big six" control
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