Media, Information, Technology, and News Literacy Flashcards
social media manipulation is done by “__________”
cyber troops
defined as government or political party actors tasked with manipulating public opinion online
cyber troops
message strategies used by cyber troops
- spreading pro-government or pro-party propaganda
- attacking the opposition
- driving division and polarization
- suppressing participation through personal attacks and harassment
the dominant platform for cyber troop activity
________ filipinos perceive the content they see on facebook, twitter, and instagram are reliable
6 out of 10
3 categories of information disorder
misinformation, disinformation, malinformation
information is false, but the person disseminating it believes that it is true
misinformation
imformation is false, and the person disseminating it knows it is false; it is a deliberate, intentional lie
disinformation
information is based on reality but used to inflict harm
malinformation
is the ability to read and write; also refers to the possession of enough reading and writing ability to function in society
literacy
adding the ability to understand a simple message in any language or dialect, the concept of _________ comes in
basic literacy
if a person has these abilities with the further addition of numeracy skills, then one has attained a significantly higher level of literacy called ______________
functional literacy
people who cannot read and write
illiterate
people are called _____________ if they cannot read or write well enough to carry our activities that are common in the social settings they encounter
functionally illiterate
most frequent causes of illiteracy in adults
- parents with little schooling
- lack of books at home and lack of stimulation for reading
- doing badly or dropping out of school
- difficult living conditions, including poverty
- learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dysorthographia, etc.
a set of competencies that empowers citizens to access, retrieve, understwnd, evaluate and use, create, as well as share information and ,edia content in all formats, using various tools, in a critical, ethical, and effective way, in order to pwrticipate and engage in personal, professional, wnd societal activities
media and information literacy
ability to access media, understand and to critically evaluate different aspects of the media and the media contents and to create communication a variety of concepts
media literacy
movement designed to help understand, produce, and negotiate meanings in a culture of images, words, and sounds
media literacy
ability to understand different types of media and understand the messages they’re sending
media literacy
emphasizes the need for careful retieval and selection of information available in the workplace, at school, and in all aspects of personal decision-making, especially in the areas od citizenship and health
information literacy
a prime emphasis is laced on recognizing message quality, authenticity, and credibility
information literacy
5 components of information literacy
identify, find, evaluate, apply, acknowledge
in 1980, it meant knowing how to program code. in 1995, it meant knowing how to work basic tools like word processing and spreadsheets
technology literacy
ability to responsibly use technology to communicate, solve problems, access, manage, integrate, evaluate, design, and create information to improve learning, and acquire lifelong knowledge and skills in the 21st century
technology literacy
