QAnon and butterfly park
categories: critical news literacy, media literacy
Texas Butterfly Park To Close Indefinitely As Conspiracy Theorists Intensify Attacks
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-butterfly-park-close-indefinitely-015236529.html
Archive of ‘media literacy’ category
QAnon use of least diverse sources
QAnon shifts into the mainstream, remains a far-right ally
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022000524
compared to other fringe groups QAnon members consumed the least diverse variety of information sources, relying disproportionately on mainstream conservative sources.
insights into how this new political movement is dissimilar to the far-right or the far-left but shares offline interests with the far-right.
Unlike the far-right and the far-left that both share and consume less mainstream news, QAnon’s increasing reference to mainstream conservative content should be of concern. Mainstream right-wing communities and individuals must reconcile with the role they have played and will continue to play in shaping the QAnon movement. QAnon poses a significant threat to social and political institutions, and its growth into mainstream politics and news media suggests that it may be here to stay.
ecomedia literacy
What does ecomedia literacy mean for higher education?
A conversation with its creator
February 3, 10:00 – 11:00 AM (CST)
What is ecomedia literacy, and what does it mean for higher education?
This Thursday the Future Trends Forum hosts John Cabot University professor and author Antonio López, who will help us explore the concept.
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The Future Trends Forum is a weekly discussion event created and hosted by Bryan Alexander. Since 2016 we have addressed the most powerful forces of change in academia. Each week, this video chat brings together practitioners in the field to share their most recent work and experience in education and technology. The intent of the Forum: to advance the discussion around the pressing issues at the crossroads of education and technology.
VISUAL DESIGN EXPERT
The eLearning Coach, at https://theelearningcoach.com/ for a multitude of free instructional design resources!
The Good Web
I had a blast giving this new talk – “The Good Web” – at @cmuhcii last week. My CMU friends have put up an excellent version of the video online if you didn’t get a chance to see it live: https://t.co/DYLbjXD655
— Ethan Zuckerman (@EthanZ) January 26, 2022
media bias chart
https://adfontesmedia.com/
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older version
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/08/13/library-spot-fake-news/
fact checking
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/03/28/fake-news-resources/
All Sides
https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news
The Flip Side
https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news
2022 user interface trends
2022 UI design trends guide
Minimalism, Claymorphism, Brutalism and a look into the future of NFT, VR and Metaverse
https://uxdesign.cc/2022-ui-design-trends-guide-22ddc386557b
- Minimalism and simplification
- Brutalism (and return of the flat)
- Glassmorphism and glass inspired elements
- Aurora backgrounds
- Holographic/Neon
- Eco-conscious “cardboard” style
- Wild typography
- Claymorphism 3D
- NFT’s and democratisation of art
- A glimpse into VR and Metaverse
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more on UI in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=user+interface
Ground Truth in Open Internet
Sweden response to propaganda
categories: critical news literacy, media literacy
Sweden launches ‘Psychological Defence Agency’ to counter propaganda from Russia, China and Iran
The new agency is tasked with countering disinformation and boosting the population’s resilience in the face of possible influence operation
The agency’s main mission is the coordination and development of agencies’ and other actors’ activities within Sweden’s psychological defence.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/3383c0a2-6d94-11ec-a1b8-3009dadbed4f
Facebook and January 6
“Facebook’s business model has evolved into social engineering via psychological warfare,” she declared. “The platform weaponizes user data to fuel algorithmic manipulation in order to maximize ad sales—not just for products, but for ideas like the disinformation that led to the conspiracy theories associated with the January 6 Capitol attack.”
“One thing is clear: Facebook and the other digital platforms that rely on an extractive business model will not change on their own,” the letter states. “Congress needs to step in.”
“The secretive collection, sale, and algorithmic manipulation of our personal data by platforms like Facebook must end,” he said. “It is a primary driver of the virality of the misinformation, hate speech, and online radicalization that people across the political spectrum are worried about.”