Some first-day talking points about what is news, what is media literacy and why young people aren't paying as much attention to the news as older generations.
7. What is media literacy?
• Understanding how to
separate reliable from
unreliable information
8. What is media literacy?
• Understanding how to
separate reliable from
unreliable information
• Understanding the
difference between
important and trivial
9. What is media literacy?
• Understanding how to
separate reliable from
unreliable information
• Understanding the
difference between
important and trivial
• Understanding the
difference between
fact and opinion
10. News consumption by age group
• Surveys by the Pew
Research Center show
that young people are
less likely to be
connected to the news
11. News consumption by age group
• Surveys by the Pew
Research Center show
that young people are
less likely to be
connected to the news
• Why do you think that’s
the case?
18. Social media and news
• One-third of Millennials
and one-fifth of Xers
regularly see news
headlines on social
media
19. Social media and news
• One-third of Millennials
and one-fifth of Xers
regularly see news
headlines on social
media
• But only 35 percent say
they follow up and track
down the full story