Unpacking Media Messages

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What is the definition of fake news?

Any article or video containing untrue information disguised as a credible news source (correct)

Any article or video with a sensational headline

Any article or video that is not well researched

Any article or video that is critical of a celebrity

What does media literacy enable individuals to do?

Reject all media messages at face value

Accept all media messages without question

Create sensationalized stories in media

Interpret and make informed judgments as users of information and media (correct)

What is the main advice given for interpreting media messages?

Believe all media messages without questioning

Ignore all media messages

Accept media messages at face value

Look beneath the surface and ask questions to decode what the messages are really saying (correct)

What is the role of the Media and Information Literate Individual?

To become skillful creators and producers of information and media messages Signup and view all the answers

Where is fake news commonly found?

On sites that specialize in bogus or sensationalized stories Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of the Media and Information Literate Individual?

To interpret and make informed judgments as users of information and media Signup and view all the answers

How can individuals decode media messages according to the text?

By looking beneath the surface and asking questions Signup and view all the answers

What is fake news according to the text?

Any article or video containing untrue information disguised as a credible news source Signup and view all the answers

Where does fake news typically come from?

Sites that specialize in bogus or sensationalized stories Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of fake news, as mentioned in the text?

It tends to use provocative headlines Signup and view all the answers

Unpacking Media Messages

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Questions and Answers

What is the definition of fake news?

What does media literacy enable individuals to do?

What is the main advice given for interpreting media messages?

What is the role of the Media and Information Literate Individual?

Where is fake news commonly found?

What is the main goal of the Media and Information Literate Individual?

How can individuals decode media messages according to the text?

What is fake news according to the text?

Where does fake news typically come from?

What is a characteristic of fake news, as mentioned in the text?

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