Saturday, October 26th, 2024

Special Edition: Skepticism Without Cynicism - Navigating News, Media & AI

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In honor of the 10th annual U.S. Media Literacy Week, we're talking about how to navigate the constant flood of information in today's media world. 

We discuss how to decipher what’s accurate – or not; what’s real – or AI; what bias could be at play; and how to be a skeptic – without cynicism. 

Check out our one-page “cheat sheet” with seven key questions to ask yourself to improve your media literacy. Get the download at thenewsworthy.com/medialiteracy.

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Guest: Christina Veiga

Christina Veiga is a spokesperson for the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan nonprofit that provides free training and resources for educators across the country to help them teach students how to separate fact from fiction.

Guest: Julie Mastrine

Julie Mastrine is the Director of Marketing and Media Bias Ratings at AllSides, where she leads strategic digital marketing efforts as well as bias audits for newsrooms in 30 markets nationwide. As the creator of the AllSides Media Bias Chart™, her viral marketing content has earned as many as 97 million impressions in one month. Julie is also a writer whose work has appeared in The Blaze, USA Today, The Federalist, and Evie Magazine.

Be sure to tune-in again each weekday (M-F) for our regular episodes to get quick, unbiased news roundups in ~10 minutes!