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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens by The University of Hong Kong

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About the Course

Never before has the need for News Literacy been more urgent. As news consumers are bombarded with a constant stream of fake news, propaganda, hoaxes, rumors, satire, and advertising — that often masquerade as credible journalism — it is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. While the public’s faith in the news media erodes, purveyors of misinformation have helped give rise to troubling cultural trends and alarming political movements. This six-week course will help learners develop their critical thinking skills to enable them to better identify reliable information in news reports and to become better informed about the world in which we live. The course will discuss the key elements of journalism from the viewpoint of the news audience. The language of instruction is English, but Chinese and Spanish subtitles will be available. Each week will tackle a challenge unique to the digital era: Week 1: The power of information is now in the hands of consumers. Week 2: What makes journalism different from other types of information? Week 3: Where can we find trustworthy information? Week 4: How to tell what’s fair and what’s biased. Week 5: How to apply news literacy concepts in real life. Week 6: Meeting the challenges of digital citizenship....

Top reviews

RA

Jul 23, 2017

Very informative and clear and there are some assignments to make us understand more. But there are too many links that we have to read, I prefer the video and examples and assignments.

FF

Apr 1, 2020

very good course, with tons of reference resources. I've learned a lot and felt a door opened in front me toward the world of news literacy and perception of real journalism.

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By LIN S

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Feb 13, 2019

nice

By ADARSH A 1

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Mar 22, 2021

The course helped me gain beginner level knowledge in journalism. It helped me gain insights into verifying news reports and identifying reliability of the sources used. I got to learn a lot. Being a news consumer, the course has helped me to attain news literacy skills and become a better news audience.

By SIGY G

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Dec 16, 2020

Excellent course. The modules are well designed and the recommended resources provide additional information about each module. I feel I am now better skilled at News Literacy. Thank you teachers and instructors for designing the course.

By Naima N A

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Nov 6, 2021

Excellent course, topics are very well formulated and taught with clarity. This course leaves you with handful of skills to analyze daily news and information around you.

By Tsionawit F Z

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Jan 2, 2021

Great course! I have gained lots of knowledge and critical thinking skills from it. Has Loads of reading materials apart from lectures.

By Mary S

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Mar 23, 2017

Really enjoyed this course. Lots of good information on how to identify fake news.

By Huang W

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Jun 16, 2020

Very information and the materials are quite useful

By Abdulrahman A

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Oct 9, 2017

rich of information and methods

By Ho C K H

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Mar 22, 2022

Awesome

By Nakul k M

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Jan 14, 2021

I have to take another courses but unfortunately taken

By ALWIN J J

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May 4, 2021

i need to unentroll, i couldnt get unenroll option