Never before has the need for News Literacy been more urgent. As news consumers are bombarded with a constant stream of fake news, propaganda, hoaxes, rumors, satire, and advertising — that often masquerade as credible journalism — it is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. While the public’s faith in the news media erodes, purveyors of misinformation have helped give rise to troubling cultural trends and alarming political movements.
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Great course to cultivate media literacy skills. Full of real-life cases.
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Useful and meaningful as we are living in an age of information overload, the ability to make sensible application of information is just too important. Thanks
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This should be mandatory for any social media user nowadays :)
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