Introduction to Media Literacy

Welcome to the Media Literacy module made available through the Highline College Library.

This module will help us:

  • Define media literacy
  • Explore the information timeline to help choose the best source for our needs
  • Differentiate between real news and fake news
  • Recognize algorithms and echo chambers
  • Read laterally
  • Evaluate expertise
  • Think critically about language, images, and graphs/charts/data
  • Recognize media bias
  • Practice fact-checking

This module will take approximately 50 minutes to read and watch.

 

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