Media and information literacy: Evaluating misinformation and fake news in a complex world

Alice Y. L. Lee

doi:10.4324/9781003219415-12

Media and information literacy: Evaluating misinformation and fake news in a complex world

Alice Y. L. Lee^*

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Department of Interactive Media

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Abstract

The 2019 COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace at which the world is moving into smart cities. People are going to live a media and artificial intelligence life in the coming “all Internet world”. Unfortunately, the new era is also a post-truth world in which fake news is widely circulated, and personal belief is more important than facts. This chapter discusses the role of media and information literacy (MIL) education in meeting the challenge of the so-called “infodemic”. It puts forward an MIL strategy that includes three thinking skills (i.e., critical, reflective, and positive thinking) and a scout mindset. In handling misinformation and fake news, simply mastering analytical skills is insufficient. It is also essential to eliminate people’s confirmation bias.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Soft Skills and Hard Values
Subtitle of host publication	Meeting Education's 21st Century Challenges
Editors	Kerry J. Kennedy, Margarita Pavlova, John Chi-Kin Lee
Place of Publication	London and New York
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	10
Pages	164-179
Number of pages	16
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003219415
ISBN (Print)	9781032113364, 9781032113357
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003219415-12
Publication status	Published - 7 Nov 2022

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Name	Routledge Series on Life and Values Education
Publisher	Routledge

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Media and information literacy: Evaluating misinformation and fake news in a complex world. / Lee, Alice Y. L.
Soft Skills and Hard Values: Meeting Education's 21st Century Challenges. ed. / Kerry J. Kennedy; Margarita Pavlova; John Chi-Kin Lee. 1st. ed. London and New York: Routledge, 2022. p. 164-179 (Routledge Series on Life and Values Education).

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