That is corporate media worst nightmare, having the masses be media literate. It is true, media literacy is non-existent. And it is so because we are not pushed to be critical thinkers enough.
Thank you for recommending the alternative news sources, definitely adding some of those to my list. I always see jokes about how people treat information they hear on Tiktok the same way our parents treat information they see on Facebook: assuming it's absolute truth without question. Media literacy is definitely still lacking even though our generation would like to believe that we are way better at being aware of the propaganda being fed to us. These discussions should be more prevalent and many education systems miss opportunities to give us practical knowledge like this, even at a basic level in primary/secondary school. This is a really great piece!
Yes and when you come to think of it, the information we get from TikTok is information people got somewhere through documentaries/films or books/article etc and are just (re)sharing so unless that person has assessed the content and deemed it truthful enough, they are closer to share misinfo than good info! Especially at a time when information is linked to virality!
Thank you for recommending the alternative news sources, definitely adding some of those to my list. I always see jokes about how people treat information they hear on Tiktok the same way our parents treat information they see on Facebook: assuming it's absolute truth without question. Media literacy is definitely still lacking even though our generation would like to believe that we are way better at being aware of the propaganda being fed to us. These discussions should be more prevalent and many education systems miss opportunities to give us practical knowledge like this, even at a basic level in primary/secondary school. This is a really great piece!
Yes and when you come to think of it, the information we get from TikTok is information people got somewhere through documentaries/films or books/article etc and are just (re)sharing so unless that person has assessed the content and deemed it truthful enough, they are closer to share misinfo than good info! Especially at a time when information is linked to virality!