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The Afterword: A Conversation About the Future of Words


Jul 6, 2019

Joining us at our table today is writer Chris Worthy and educator Thomas Riddle. We discuss how words become part of the fabric in our culture through the news we read, ads we see, or sound bites we hear. How are these ideas presented? What is the motive for them? Who is paying for their production? 

Propaganda is subjective, how do we perceive images, pictures, dialogue? We need to do more than swipe, skim and digest sound bites in order to have information literacy.

Thomas and Chris provide keys & resources to help us remain curious, become researchers and discover underlying messages. It is important to take time to think critically as public opinion is often quickly swayed by social media.

Resources like, The Media Bias Chart sites that help decipher information are: 

Fact Check

Politifact

AP News Fact check

Snopes

Ballotpedia