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Media Literacy. The headline is not the story.
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Media Literacy
The headline is not the story
Reading news with an eye on who wrote it, and why.
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Every headline is a choice made by an editor. It is written to get clicks, not to summarise. Reading past the headline is a skill. Five questions help: Who wrote this? Why? What is missing? Who benefits from this story? Where does the information come from?
- Check the source. A study published in a medical journal carries more weight than a claim in a blog post.
- If a headline makes you feel strong emotion, pause. Emotional headlines are designed to bypass thinking.
SourceUNESCO media literacy framework
Center for Media Literacy research
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The Filter Bubble
The echo chamber you built without knowing
The narrowed view that comes from seeing only agreeable things.
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Confirmation Bias Online
The lie your brain prefers
The habit of trusting evidence that agrees with what is already believed.
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Logical Fallacies
The argument that sounds right but is not
Arguments that follow a broken pattern while sounding convincing.
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