{"id":4462,"date":"2019-04-12T09:31:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T09:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/?p=4462"},"modified":"2019-04-12T09:34:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T09:34:14","slug":"darker-side-of-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/?p=4462","title":{"rendered":"DarkER \u2013 side of media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WorkingPhotos00006-940x529.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WorkingPhotos00006-940x529.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WorkingPhotos00006-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WorkingPhotos00006-620x349.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WorkingPhotos00006-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WorkingPhotos00006.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Propaganda! Misinformation! Disinformation! Today we\u2019re talking about the dark \u2013 or, shall we say, darkER \u2013 side of media. Understanding these media bogeymen is essential to being a more media literate citizen. *** <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.mediaeducationcentre.eu\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Darker-Side-of-Media-Crash-Course-Media-Literacy-10-720p.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Dark Side of Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources: The Persistent Mystery: How Many Died in 1989? <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1999%2F06%2F04%2Fworld%2Fthe-persistent-mystery-how-many-died-in-1989.html&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1999\/06\/04\/wo&#8230;<\/a> The Media Was Always Bad at Reporting Breaking News, a Brief History <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fnational%2Farchive%2F2013%2F09%2Fmedia-was-always-bad-reporting-breaking-news-brief-history%2F311037%2F&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national\/&#8230;<\/a> How To Handle Rumors: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fegap.org%2Fcontent%2Fbrief-31-how-handle-rumors&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/egap.org\/content\/brief-31-how-&#8230;<\/a> The Macedonian Teens Who Mastered Fake News <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2017%2F02%2Fveles-macedonia-fake-news%2F&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2017\/02\/veles-m&#8230;<\/a> We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here&#8217;s What We Learned <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fsections%2Falltechconsidered%2F2016%2F11%2F23%2F503146770%2Fnpr-finds-the-head-of-a-covert-fake-news-operation-in-the-suburbs&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/alltechc&#8230;<\/a> Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fstacks.stanford.edu%2Ffile%2Fdruid%3Afv751yt5934%2FSHEG%2520Evaluating%2520Information%2520Online.pdf&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/stacks.stanford.edu\/file\/drui&#8230;<\/a> Social Clicks: What and Who Gets Read on Twitter? <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fhal.inria.fr%2Fhal-01281190&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/hal.inria.fr\/hal-01281190<\/a> 59 Percent Of You Will Share This Article Without Even Reading It <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fjaysondemers%2F2016%2F08%2F08%2F59-percent-of-you-will-share-this-article-without-even-reading-it%2F%237da2a9962a64&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jaysonde&#8230;<\/a> An Exercise to Sift for Sources Amid a Blitz of Fake News <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdotearth.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F11%2F24%2Fan-exercise-to-sift-for-sources-amid-a-blitz-of-fake-news%2F&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com\/20&#8230;<\/a> *** Crash Course is on Patreon! 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Patreon: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=Sz4kntj0wpMzmMWmMCKIwFAiXVl8MTU1NTEzODgxNUAxNTU1MDUyNDE1&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fcrashcourse&amp;v=rR7j11Wpjiw&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/patreon.com\/crashcourse<\/a> CC Kids: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/crashcoursekids\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/crashcoursekids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\">Caption author (German)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQeMgGMb3X6UahLF5LjbK2w\">Kathrin Benoit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\">Category<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\" 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Misinformation! Disinformation! Today we\u2019re talking about the dark \u2013 or, shall we say, darkER \u2013 side of media. 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