KATC participates in second annual News Literacy Week
January 25 - January 29
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Monday, January 25 marks the beginning of the Second annual National News Literacy week.
This week, KATC, and our parent company E.W. Scripps are working together to help our viewers stay better informed.
The week aims to promote news literacy as a fundamental life skill and to provide the public with the tools needed to be an informed and empowered populace.
Unlike food, the media we consume doesn t come with a nutrition label.
For many, determining verified facts, credible sources and getting relevant context has never been more difficult.
Here s what a FOIA request is and how you can file one in Michigan
It s News Literacy Week, and all week long, WXYZ and our parent company, Scripps, are committed to helping you learn more about credible news sources and build news literacy.
Posted at 8:15 AM, Jan 26, 2021
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(WXYZ) â It s News Literacy Week, and all week long, WXYZ and our parent company, Scripps, are committed to helping you learn more about credible news sources and build news literacy.
One of the ways that we learn about things from the government, and ways you can as well, is through the Freedom of Information Act, which goes by the acronym FOIA.
Role of opinion shows, social media in spreading misinformation
By: Erica Greenway
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NORFOLK, Va. - The recent election highlighted it, but the spread of misinformation has been a growing problem.
As part of News Literacy Week, News 3 is exploring some of the issues that have led to this point and how we can all work together to be better informed.
âI think we are at a very important, crucial point, [a] tipping point,â Helen Lee Bouygues tells News 3.
As president of the Reboot Foundation, Bouygues studies fake news and critical thinking.
She says part of the problem is social media.
The fight for truth: How misinformation and disinformation can lead to âchaos, civil warâ
Fake news and its impact on society
Experts say, collectively, as a society, we all have to be smarter about what we tweet, retweet, like, share, heart or post to YouTube. If not, the fallout of continuing to spread false information will slowly tear apart our society.
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TAMPA, Fla. â If anyone still questions what the real-world impacts of spreading fake information can do, look no further than the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Misinformation and disinformation are like digital viruses, and we watched them make the dramatic jump from cyberspace to the streets of Washington D.C.