Digital Media Literacy - T1 Flashcards

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What is AI

A

A program made by people that makes computers do things that seem intelligent in the way humans are

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What are the rights online

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The right to education
THe right to privacy
The right to information
The right to be safe
THe right to not be exploited
THe right to be you
The right to be heard
The right to play

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3
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What are media conventions

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Accepted ways of doing something

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4
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What is publishing

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Anything that is written that gets printed or posted online

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5
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What is bias

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more inclined to one side

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6
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What is balance

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Equal time to both sides for a issue

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What are algorithms

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A type of AI to curate content

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What are recommendation algorithms

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Recommendation algorithms work by taking the data of what a user does to the video eg liking commenting sharing etc

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What is dangerous about algorithms

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If you accidentally like a video it might change your current algorithm but might not show other trends or important news

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10
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What are moral panics

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Moral panic is a reaction to something new, characterised by fear, mistrust, and the belief that social decay will follow

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What is the hypodermic needle theory

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A model of communication suggesting that an intended message is directly received and accepted by the audience

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12
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What is cultivation theory

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Influences you to like something more or less

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13
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What is two step flow

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where a opinion leader influences people

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What is propaganda

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A message that uses crafted language and symbols to influence thoughts and actions, any media can be used to distribute propaganda

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15
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What is symbolism

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the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

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16
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What is loaded language

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rhetoric used to influence an audience by using words and phrases with strong emotive qualities

17
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What is cherry picking

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choosing and taking only the most beneficial or profitable items or opportunities

18
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What is band wagon

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language that suggests a trend and everyone should get in on it

19
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What is a conspiracy

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a plan by a group of people who are planning to do something illegal

20
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What is a conspiracy theory

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Things plucked of out thin air to explain events that are too big for people to comprehend, something that is very commonly false

21
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What does hoax mean

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a fake event

22
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What is circular reasoning

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Assuming something from one thing but have no self evidence, with the argument starting with their conclusion because a is b and b is a

23
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What are antagonists

A

Bad characters in media

24
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What are protagonists

A

Good characters in media

25
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What is misinformation

A

Information that is false

26
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What is disinformation

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Information that is made fslse on purpose

27
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What is confirmation bias

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To only notice the evidence supporting ones beliefs

28
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What is manipulation

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to control by unfair means to one group

29
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What is desensitisation

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not sensitive to things that are harmful