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Media Literacy Part 3

June 18th, 2020 · Comments Off on Media Literacy Part 3 · City Library, Main Branch, West Branch

Part 1  Part 2 Bias and Fact Checking REMEMBER All media has bias. There is no escaping bias in media. You can, however, be more aware of it and make informed decisions.  Bias can come in multiple forms and include, but are not limited to: Corporate bias – When the interests of the parent company […]

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Media Literacy Part 2

June 9th, 2020 · Comments Off on Media Literacy Part 2 · City Library, Main Branch, West Branch

Part 1 Key Questions of Media Literacy In our first segment, we introduced a few questions to ask yourself about news media. We will go into more detail here. When looking at media, ask yourself: WHO wrote the story? WHO are the sources? Check for the author of a story. Verify that they are from […]

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Media Literacy

May 19th, 2020 · Comments Off on Media Literacy · City Library, Main Branch, West Branch

There is a lot of confusing information out there. The Manchester  City Library will be posting a series of blog posts To help you develop some news and media literacy skills. What is Media Literacy?  Media literacy is the ability to critically analyze news and media content. Media literacy can help you: better understand how […]

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