4 steps to take before sharing a post
Finding out if it’s fact or fiction before you share can help protect your friends and family from the dangers of misinformation.
YLAI Verifies (Media Literacy)
Tools, resources, and stories on media literacy and the importance of verifying news and information before sharing.
El valor de la educación en alfabetización mediática
Dadas todas las deficiencias en el panorama de los medios, ¿cómo fomentar buenos hábitos diarios? La respuesta es la educación en alfabetización mediática.
The value of media literacy education
Given all the imperfections in the media landscape, how do we encourage good daily habits? The answer is media literacy education.
La introspección en una época de “noticias falsas”: Enfrentando el sesgo cognitivo
Cuando consideramos la forma en que nos relacionamos con las noticias, hay ciertos atajos a los que debemos prestar mucha atención y sobre los que tenemos que reflexionar con cuidado: los sesgos cognitivos.
Looking inward in an era of ‘fake news’: Addressing cognitive bias
People process information they receive from the news in the same way they process all information around them — in the shortest, quickest way possible. … However, the use of these shortcuts can lead to “blind spots,” or unintentional ways we respond to information that can have negative consequences for how we engage with, digest, and share the information we encounter. When we consider how we engage with the news, some shortcuts we may want to pay close attention to, and reflect carefully on, are cognitive biases.
Apegarse a la ética en la era digital
La diseminación de desinformación tiene un impacto significativo en nuestra marca personal y profesional. A menudo, familiares, amigos y otros miembros de tu red social dependen de los medios sociales y digitales para enterarse de las noticias de cada día, en lugar de recibirlas de forma directa de una fuente de noticias seleccionadas con sumo cuidado. Esta es una prerrogativa poderosa.
Staying ethical in a digital age
The spread of misinformation has significant impacts on one’s personal and professional brand. Family members, friends, and other members of your social network often depend on social and digital media to gather daily news rather than obtaining it directly from a curated news source. This is a powerful privilege.
STOP – Stop, Reflect, Verify [video]
Part 1 of 3 – We’re going to talk about why, when it comes to information sharing, we should all stop, reflect and verify.
REFLECT – Stop, Reflect, Verify [video]
Part 2 of 3 – We’re going to talk about why, when it comes to information sharing, we should all stop, reflect and verify.
VERIFY – Stop, Reflect, Verify [video]
Part 3 of 3 – We’re going to talk about why, when it comes to information sharing, we should all stop, reflect and verify.