How can journalists and news organizations contribute to media literacy education – and what are the pitfalls to avoid?
Tag Archives: fake news
Beyond ‘fake news’: disinformation and digital literacy
What does the new UK government report on fake news and disinformation have to say about ‘digital literacy’?
Deepfake: the end of representation?
New software can be used to falsify moving images and create a new kind of ‘fake news’ on video. What are the implications for media literacy?
Teaching social media 5: reflections
Developing a critical media education approach to teaching social media: some concluding reflections.
Teaching social media 3: representation
A critical media education approach: using the concept of representation to teach about social media.
Waking up from the digital dream: media education and media reform
What is the role of media literacy in the age of digital capitalism? How can media education be combined with media reform? A kind of manifesto.
Can we still teach about media bias in the post-truth age?
In the wake of the Brexit referendum campaign, the victory of Donald Trump, and the attacks on the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, many have argued that we are entering a ‘post-truth’ era. In this context, is bias still a useful and meaningful concept in media literacy education? And if so, how should we teach it?
Fake news: is media literacy the answer?
Growing concerns about ‘fake news’ have led to calls for young people to be taught critical media literacy skills. Yet while media literacy would obviously be useful, it isn’t enough to address the problem. Media educators need to frame the issue more broadly, and join forces with those calling for media reform.
David Buckingham 