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?

<p>To become skillful creators and producers of information and media messages (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is fake news commonly found?

<p>On sites that specialize in bogus or sensationalized stories (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To interpret and make informed judgments as users of information and media (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can individuals decode media messages according to the text?

<p>By looking beneath the surface and asking questions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is fake news according to the text?

<p>Any article or video containing untrue information disguised as a credible news source (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does fake news typically come from?

<p>Sites that specialize in bogus or sensationalized stories (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>It tends to use provocative headlines (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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