Media Literacy Vocabulary

___________ 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.

________ 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

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

____________ 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

_________________ 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.