Mar 25, 2020 | Bias, Fact Checking, Media Literacy, Social Media
A Filter Bubble is Born 4 ways our brains are inclined to bias and what we can do about it Our brains deal with tons of information every day. One way we process it is to make assumptions, based on social cues, to base our thoughts, opinions, and actions on. Sometimes...
Mar 18, 2020 | Bias, Civil Discourse, Fact Checking, Media Literacy
Take a look at the picture for a few seconds. Thanks to the internet and social media, fewer people are forming opinions based on the same facts. But what does this actually look like? Look at the picture. That’s the fact: the lines, the form, the shading, the white...
Feb 19, 2020 | Bias, Media Literacy
What is so super about Super Tuesday? It’s super because it is when the largest number of states and territories hold their Primaries. Super Tuesday is responsible for 34% of the delegates needed to win the nomination. This year it is March 3rd. So that means 1-...
Jan 29, 2020 | Bias, Fact Checking, Media Literacy
Did you know that emotions are what shape our world view and they have a greater influence over what we believe than facts? Let’s talk about brains a little bit to try to understand what is happening when our emotions are triggered by reading headlines or seeing...
Jan 15, 2020 | Bias, Fact Checking, Journalism, Media Literacy, Weekly
Last week Teen Vogue and Facebook found themselves in hot water when Teen Vogue published an editorial on their website titled, “How Facebook is Helping Ensure the Integrity of the 2020 Election.” You can find the original post here. The headline alone...
