Media Literacy

• Is Wikipedia as ‘unreliable’ as you’ve been told? Experts suggest the opposite may be true

  Should you really be skipping Wikipedia on your hunt for sources? Experts chime in.

  Tech

  Jun 10, 2021
  
• How comics can teach media literacy and help identify fake news

  As consumers, we need to learn how to filter content and become our own educators, editors and fact-checkers, says Erin Steuter of Mount Allison University,

  Commentary

  Oct 25, 2020
  
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• How to teach kids to hunt out fake news? With dinosaurs, of course.

  A Canadian couple has created a graphic novel to help combat inaccurate media sources.

  Education

  May 28, 2019
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• Dawna Friesen: Journalism is a pillar of democracy

  A well-functioning democracy requires free and diverse news media capable of keeping people informed and holding powerful people to account, Dawna Friesen says.

  Nov 13, 2018
• Elections New Brunswick would like you to stop sharing fake news

  Elections NB has launched a new media literacy campaign that urges citizens to "check it before you share it" ahead of the upcoming provincial election.

  Politics

  Aug 16, 2018
• New YouTube Kids app no substitute for supervision, experts say

  The YouTube Kids app is getting guardedly good reviews from online analysts, but they also warn that parents still need to monitor their children’s use of media.

  Feb 23, 2015