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...
Mar 13, 2020 | Media Literacy
We are not posting this because we have any answers or because we know anything more than you do. But our mission, after all, is to encourage everyone to slow down and take the time to question, analyze, and verify the news and social media they encounter. And yeah,...
Mar 4, 2020 | First Amendment, Media Literacy
Sometimes it is hard enough to remember that the First Amendment limits government institutions and government agents only, without limiting private individuals or institutions. And if you need a reminder, you can always go here!There is also a general difference...
Feb 26, 2020 | Civil Discourse, Media Literacy, Social Media
We’d all like to believe that our online interactions are genuine. After all, that’s what social media is all about. Unfortunately, a lack of face-to-face interactions opens the door for bad actors, like Trolls and Bots (entities with nefarious motives) to skew our...
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-...
