Week11

Information & voting

Participation & discussion for POLS 1101/POLS 1105H

Poll

I learn what is happening in the world through ...

• Television News

• Social Media (Instagram, Youtube, Twitter etc.)

• News Article (Wall Street Journal etc.)

• Other

What is media literacy?

Why does it matter for
voting? Or participation?

A finder’s guide

to facts

https://www.npr.org/2016/12/11/505154631/a-finders-guide-to-facts

What do you think of the
guidelines?

Are there any that are
particularly helpful? Which ones?

Is any of this overwhelming?

Allsides

Choose one article and compare how left, center, and right leaning media

describes the same issue.

https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news