Which of the following activities, if any, did you do yesterday?
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Got news from family |
Yes….No |
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Got news from a teacher or other adult in my life |
Yes….No |
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Got news from a website or app |
Yes….No |
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Watched news on television |
Yes….No |
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Listened to news on the radio |
Yes….No |
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Read any newspapers in print |
Yes….No |
How often do you do each of the following?
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Read any newspapers in print |
Often….Sometimes….Hardly ever….Never |
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Listen to news on the radio |
Often….Sometimes….Hardly ever….Never |
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Watch news on television |
Often….Sometimes….Hardly ever….Never |
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Get news from a social-networking site |
Often….Sometimes….Hardly ever….Never |
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Get news from a website or app |
Often….Sometimes….Hardly ever….Never |
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Get news from friends |
Often….Sometimes….Hardly ever….Never |
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Get news from family |
Often….Sometimes….Hardly ever….Never |
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Get news from a teacher or other adult in my life |
Often….Sometimes….Hardly ever….Never |
When you are online and come across information in a news story that you think is wrong, how often do you try to figure out whether or not it is true?
Often….Sometimes….Hardly ever….Never
In the past six months, have you shared a news story online that you later found out was wrong or inaccurate?
Yes….No….Unsure
Questions from:
Caldwell, Jennifer, and John H.N. Fisher. “News and American’s Kids: How Young People Perceive and Are Impacted by the News.” Common Sense Media, https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/news-and-americas-kids. Accessed 13 March 2017, https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/this-article-wont-change-your-mind/519093/. Accessed 15 Mar. 2017.
Discussion:
What are potential consequences when fake news goes ‘viral’?
What does the phrase “fake news” mean? How should we define “fake news”?
Why does it matter if we can’t tell real news from fake news?
Further discussion:
Does satirical news count as “fake news”?
How does bias fit in?
What is “real news”?
A news continuum?
How can we avoid fake news? How can we fact check?
Let's compare two websites:
Which one do you think is true? Why or Why Not?
From the question above, how do you know which site is credible? Name 3 characteristics of the sites that make it a credible site.
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