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How to Understand Information and the News: A Review!
How to Understand Information and the News: A Review!
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The content in this infozone has not been edited, interpreted, or filtered before being shared.
news
propaganda
opinion
raw information
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True or False: Raw information is ALWAYS the best source of facts.
True sometimes, in my opinion.
False
Much more false than true
True
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What does it mean for information to be unverified?
The information is biased.
The information has not been checked for accuracy.
The information has an unclear purpose.
The information is reliable.
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This info type informs you about something in more neutral way and is based on verified facts.
opinion
publicity
news
propaganda
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What is context?
What happened in a situation.
Predictions for the future
The backstory to understand what's happening
Who was involved in a situation.
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Identify the infozone designed to persuade you with a reasoned argument based on facts.
propaganda
advertising
publicity
opinion
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Who often decides what is "newsworthy" and therefore what stories get written about/make it into the news we see?
The board of newsworthiness
The US government
Journalists and editors
Readers
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How do algorithms "personalize" your experience?
online activity-what you click on, what you post, what you buy, etc
They send you a survey to fill out to get to know you.
They ask you questions
They watch your real life
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Who could have verified information in a professional news story meant to inform?
Editors, journalists, researchers, experts, sources
An online search of encylopedias
No one will be, it's just all opinions.
Whoever writes the article
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This info type deliberately distorts an issue by misrepresenting facts & appealing to emotions.
opinion
propaganda
news
entertainment
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What is an algorithm (in news)?
A machine that reads you the news
An assistant that helps you understand the news.
A mathematical equation- tries to predict what you're interested in reading
A mathematical equation to solve for x
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Which one of these is NOT a factor that journalists MAINLY think about to decide if something is newsworthy?
Important or Urgent
Unusualness
Timeliness (Just Happened)
If it happened to them
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What is the best way to identify the correct infozone for a piece of information?
Measure the credibility of the information.
Consider the main audience for the information.
Figure out the primary purpose of the information.
Determine the source of the information.
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What's a "filter bubble"?
News experience where you see a wide variety of things
News experience where you only see info algorithms think you want to see
A filter for water that has bubbles
News experience that helps you to discover new ideas.
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This info type may include facts, but facts are often taken out of context & misrepresented.
propaganda
publicity
opinion
entertainment
