Problem
Fill in the highlighted blanks: Zimdars explains that she teaches her students not just about political bias in the media but also about [ ] bias ("a focus on celebrities and human-interest stories") and [ ] bias ("a focus on businesses and profits over workers and stagnant wages").
Fill in the highlighted blank: "People no longer believe press the way they once did, especially if the news [ ]."
In Step 2 for Analyzing Websites, Zimdars suggests that we analyze the "About Us" sections of news sites. Explain two distinct actions she takes to perform this type of analysis.
What 2 other specific tips or steps for analyzing news sources did you find most helpful? Describe the tip and then explain why you found it useful.
In the second part of this worksheet, you will further explore fake news in the context of social media. You will need to read this article to answer questions 5 and 6 below.
Fill in the highlighted blank: "[ ] was the driving factor behind 51.2% of misinformation sharing among social media users who participated in an experiment conducted by a group of researchers from MIT, the University of Regina in Canada, University of Exeter Business School in the United Kingdom and Center for Research and Teaching in Economics in Mexico."
Describe a specific strategy (suggested in the article) that social media platforms might implement in order to help "nudge" users to consider the accuracy of news.