Media Literacy
Video and Multimedia
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Video
What We Call the News
This video provides a humorous look at the evolution of news.
Battling Bad Science
This video describes how science reporting often misses the mark.
Crowdsourcing the news
This video explains how technology has made everyone a potential reporter.
Audio
In Viennese Media Center, Iranian Journalists Dance Delicately Around Pitfalls
This audio explains the differences between American and Iranian journalists.
Trickster Journalist Explains Why He Duped The Media On Chocolate Study
This audio explains why a journalist spread a flawed story about chocolate through the mass media.
Web Resources
Chapter 2: What is a Journalist?
This document discusses who journalists are and what they do.
Facts and Opinion
This document explains the difference between facts and opinions and why journalists must distinguish between them.