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Info Zones - Branded Content
Info Zones - Branded Content
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Sources that are meant to INFORM you about current events should do their best to use...
bias
strong opinions
quotes from celebrities
facts and reliable evidence
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What are some goals of information meant to ENTERTAIN?
Make you want to buy something
make you believe something
make you angry
make you laugh, draw you into a story
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How can you tell if information is trying to PROVOKE you?
If you have an angry emotional reaction
If you feel physically threatened
If you have been challenged
If you do not understand it
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Media that corrects errors reported ...
are taking accountability for mistakes and that shows responsibility
are irresponsible and should not be trusted.
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If the Information Zone is ADVERTISING, what is the purpose?
Sell you a product or service
Promote a political agenda
Make you aware of an issue
Help further a celebrity's career
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Why should you look at a byline when you considering the credibility of information?
All of these.
Bylines show a writer's accountability for the information.
You can learn more about the writer to determine their ethos.
Bylines show who is behind the story (transparency).
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Why is information that tries to SELL you a product sometimes tricky?
It does not always give the accurate price.
It can be a virus.
It is sometimes actually a news article.
It may be disguised as something else.
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How do PERSUASIVE sources try to get you to believe them?
With (biased) evidence and reasoned logic
With threats
By offering you an incentive
By lying to you outright
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What is lateral reading?
Searching online to compare info to other sources to find credibility
Using an app to read content for credibility
Reading carefully across the page
Reading only information that confirms your beliefs
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Which of these is NOT a Primary Purpose of information?
to inform, to provoke
to embarrass, to scold
to document, to sell
to persuade, to entertain
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If the Information Zone is NEWS, what is the Purpose?
to inform
to document
to provoke
to persuade
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Why can PROPAGANDA be dangerous?
all of these are correct
it purposefully misinforms
it could make people very angry
it could incite violence
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If the Information Zone is OPINION, what is the Purpose?
intimidate
offend
defy
persuade
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Ads included with trustworthy news sources ...
Can be mixed in to look like news with no ethical issue.
None of these
Represent the views of the journalists at the organization.
Will be clearly marked as advertising, sponsored, or branded content
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If the Information Zone is RAW INFORMATION, its Purpose is to...
document
defend
persuade
deceive
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What does UNVERIFIED mean in regard to information?
Written in a foreign language
Severely biased
Not checked for accuracy by an editor or expert.
Not true
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Government sponsored media ...
clarifies the stories released by other media
is always credible and trustworthy
is not independent and likely just tries to make the government look good
allows readers to vote on the validity of content
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Blurred advertising ...
is an advertising technique that pushes to the top of social media sites.
None of these
are ads that are hard to identify as ads.
uses camera angles to make ads look artistic and, therefore, more credible.
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Information made to DOCUMENT does what?
Lies
Creates a record
Plagiarizes
Intimidates
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If the Information Zone is PROPAGANDA, what is the Purpose?
entertain
provoke/trigger
persuade
inform
