Media Literacy Vocabulary

(a)   is a person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or prepares news to be broadcast

Which of the following is the definition of "Explicit Bias"?

• Something said or known to be true; something that is real or that happened or is happening

• The attitudes and beliefs we have about a person or group on a conscious level

• The unconscious attitudes, beliefs, and stereotypes that affect how we think about and behave towards others

• The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

(a)   is a thing that is known or proved to be true

What is the definition of "stereotypes"?

• preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.

• the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions

• a fixed idea that many people have about a thing or a group that may often be untrue or only partly true

(a)   is a report that informs the audience without trying to convince them of anything.

(a)   is being prejudiced toward a person or idea.

Which is NOT a definition of "context"?

• people, time, observations

• Setting

• Background details

• They are all definitions

(a)   is the concept that people tend to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

Which of the following is the definition of "Implicit Bias"?

• Something said or known to be true; something that is real or that happened or is happening

• The attitudes and beliefs we have about a person or group on a conscious level

• The unconscious attitudes, beliefs, and stereotypes that affect how we think about and behave towards others

• The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

Check off the best definition of "Propaganda"

• Information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article

• Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular cause or point of view

• An individual feature, fact, or item

• A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.