Media and Information Literacy Week
Does your friend/colleague frequently share sensational news to your feed? In this day and age, almost anyone can be a content creator, but this has also led to the spread of disinformation and misinformation. This growing trend underscores the need for not just print literacy but also Media and Information Literacy (MIL).
The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) broadly defines Media and Information Literacy as the ability to think critically about received information. By developing Media and Information Literacy, you can critically evaluate information, make informed decisions, and navigate the modern media environment more effectively. Interested in honing your Media and Information Literacy superpowers? Read on below!
Books
Fake News, Bias, and Media Literacy by
This volume explores the fake news phenomenon and offers readers tips on how to be critical of what they see reported. Full-color photographs, annotated quotes, engaging sidebars, and discussion questions enhance the compelling text as it explores this crucial aspect of a democratic society
Problem-Solving by
This book presents various methods of problem-solving that can be adapted to any field. It focuses on a set of a dozen new approaches with an ending result to finding better solutions to problems that you may have previously found difficult.
Fake News in Context by
Fake News in Context defines fake news and sets it within a historical and international context. Helping readers to become more skilled at detecting misinformation, the book also demonstrates how such knowledge can be leveraged to facilitate more effective engagement in civic education. Distinguishing between fake news and other forms of misinformation, the book explains the complete communication cycle of fake news: how and why it is created, disseminated and accessed. The book then explains the physical and psychological reasons why people believe fake news. Providing generic methods for identifying fake news, Farmer also explains the use of fact- checking tools and automated algorithms. The book then details how various literacies, including news, media, visual, information, digital and data, offer unique concepts and skills that can help interpret fake news. Arguing that individuals and groups can respond and counter fake news, which leads to civic engagement and digital citizenship, the book concludes by providing strategies for instruction and tips for collaborating with librarians. Including a range of international examples, Fake News in Context will be of interest to teaching faculty, and students of library and information science, communication studies, media studies, politics and journalism. Librarians and information professionals will also find a valuable resource in this book.
Disinformation, Misinformation, and Fake News in Social Media by
This book serves as a convenient entry point for researchers, practitioners, and students to understand the problems and challenges, learn state-of-the-art solutions for their specific needs, and quickly identify new research problems in their domains.
The Language of Fake News by
In this Element, the authors introduce and apply a framework for the linguistic analysis of fake news. They define fake news as news that is meant to deceive as opposed to inform and argue that there should be systematic differences between real and fake news that reflect this basic difference in communicative purpose.
The Psychology of Fake News by
This volume examines the phenomenon of fake news by bringing together leading experts from different fields within psychology and related areas, and explores what has become a prominent feature of public discourse since the first Brexit referendum and the 2016 US election campaign.
Fake News by
This book examines the real fake news: the constant flow of purposefully crafted, sensational, emotionally charged, misleading or totally fabricated information that mimics the form of mainstream news.
Statista
The Statista database provides interesting statistics and reports on a wide range of industries and topics, including information literacy in Singapore!
According to a survey conducted in Singapore in 2019, 79% of respondents shared false information because the information seemed important. Additionally, 70% did so because the information came from close friends/family.
Reasons for sharing false information on the internet in Singapore
Statista has many more interesting reports on media literacy among Singaporeans. Check out some of the reports below:
Web resources
Come across something doubtful and wondering if it's a hoax? Verify it at Snopes, a site dedicated to hoax-slaying.
Journal Articles
News
Media and digital literacy are important competencies, and the Government actively promotes them among youth and in schools. Click on the articles below to learn more about digital literacy in Singapore, or browse the latest tagged articles here. Looking for something else? Don't forget the Newslink database, a resource which allows searching of Singapore related newspapers.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning provides access to bite-sized video courses covering business, creative skills and technology. To access the videos below, please first login to LinkedIn Learning using your respective login links.
POLITEMall
Interested to further improve your Media and Info literacy skills? Did you know that there's an e-learning courseware offered to all Polytechnic and ITE students on POLITEMall?
You can enrol simply by following this link. No course fees are required!
Videos
What is Media Literacy? (4 minutes)
This concise video provides an overview of what media literacy is/isn't and why it is an essential skill in the 21st century.
Fake News & Evaluating Sources (25 minutes)
This recorded live O-week webinar explains how to evaluate information resources, enabling you to cite high-quality sources in your assignments. The session covers the TRAAP (Timeliness, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy and Purpose) Evaluative Test to determine if a source is appropriate for your assignments and delves into how to identify and combat fake news and misinformation.
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