There are two sides to every coin, there can be no doubt about it. And when people tell their version of the story, it gets even more difficult. It gets more challenging to distinguish between fact and fantasy. This can be problematic, particularly for those who are just beginning to study, because so much phoney news passes for the actual thing. Both types of spread—misinformation, and disinformation—can affect one’s worldview.
Propaganda, misleading facts, and fake news all have the power to jeopardize democratic systems, antagonise public sentiment, and incite violent actions. Thakur School of Global Education launches an initiative to help students navigate modern frauds in order to equip them with the skills they need to critically interpret and evaluate material presented by all media formats in the digital world.
Curate dependable information feeds
You risk having misconceptions if you take one person’s word for anything simple or complicated. Therefore, it’s important to maintain contact with trustworthy people or organisations, such as family, educators, social activists, news outlets, etc. By doing this, you will ensure a variety of viewpoints and widen your horizons in order to better integrate knowledge.
Recognise how people influence
Recognise that making a relation with media literacy can be a useful starting point for understanding how people influence. People convince others using a variety of verbal media, including written, audio, and video. As a result, you will eliminate all prejudices and get closer to the truth if you make reading, listening, and thinking habits.
Sharpen search strategy skills
You can conduct an independent study to get important data in order to achieve your goal in a world where much is stated and explained. You can get the most up-to-date news or knowledge facts by using search engines.Learning to verify the truth for yourself will sharpen your cognitive capacities, increase your feeling of responsibility, and elevate your standing as a citizen in the eyes of the law.
Produce material for an audience
Never forget that every bit of accurate knowledge needs to be shared with all people everywhere. You can therefore start a revolution by sharing and serving as a link between the right and the righteous. Since the internet has been invented, you can speak. You can securely transmit the knowledge to your readers and peers by using a variety of digital creative tools. It may be a blog, an audio file, a photograph, or a video.
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TSGE promises to educate children who will be upcoming leaders and global citizens, acknowledging that it has become imperative to give them a sound education in media and data literacy.
