Media Law
A new concept for me would be learning what libel and slander was. I always knew slander as "gossiping" and never imagined it as an actual thing people have to look out for. I have already noticed changes in what I'm hearing and figuring out what's slander and what's not. For example Dec. 4, 2018 a rumor went around the school that we were going to have to make a non snow day up. Well later I found out somebody had just made that up and was spreading fake news. I didn't think of it as gossiping anymore, I thought of slander. Libel was different, I always thought of libel as "fake news" and figured they were the same thing. Now I'm aware that a lot of things can be fake news not just written things. Libel is a little more tricky to find because you actually have to search for it. Unlike slander where you could say, "We have a full day of school on Friday," and many people would believe you. I now have to be cautious with the articles I find and make sure they really are reliable.
In the movie "Shattered Glass" it focuses in on libel a lot. This movie was a great way to grab my attention and help me get a better understanding on what libel is and the consequences that can come from it. Shattered Glass also turned out to be a true story which was also very interesting because it gave us real-life examples of what libel really is. I would diffidently say if we hadn't had watched that movie I wouldn't have had as good of an understanding as I do now.
Fake News
A new concept in fake news that I learned about was 'click bait'. When I thought of click bait I thought it was only found on YouTube. I never thought about the ads that would pop up on my snap chat or Instagram feed as click bait. Now that I am aware of what click bait really is, and how I can find it everywhere, I definitely notice it a lot more. Though I know that click bait is considered fake news, I still get pulled in and still watch or read about it, especially on snap chat. One thing I didn't know was that click bait could be found on news.
In the presentation where we had to talk about click bait I realized that click bait is all around us. I am now more away of the click bait I actually click on and try not to fall for the YouTube click bait.
A new concept for me would be learning what libel and slander was. I always knew slander as "gossiping" and never imagined it as an actual thing people have to look out for. I have already noticed changes in what I'm hearing and figuring out what's slander and what's not. For example Dec. 4, 2018 a rumor went around the school that we were going to have to make a non snow day up. Well later I found out somebody had just made that up and was spreading fake news. I didn't think of it as gossiping anymore, I thought of slander. Libel was different, I always thought of libel as "fake news" and figured they were the same thing. Now I'm aware that a lot of things can be fake news not just written things. Libel is a little more tricky to find because you actually have to search for it. Unlike slander where you could say, "We have a full day of school on Friday," and many people would believe you. I now have to be cautious with the articles I find and make sure they really are reliable.
In the movie "Shattered Glass" it focuses in on libel a lot. This movie was a great way to grab my attention and help me get a better understanding on what libel is and the consequences that can come from it. Shattered Glass also turned out to be a true story which was also very interesting because it gave us real-life examples of what libel really is. I would diffidently say if we hadn't had watched that movie I wouldn't have had as good of an understanding as I do now.
Fake News
A new concept in fake news that I learned about was 'click bait'. When I thought of click bait I thought it was only found on YouTube. I never thought about the ads that would pop up on my snap chat or Instagram feed as click bait. Now that I am aware of what click bait really is, and how I can find it everywhere, I definitely notice it a lot more. Though I know that click bait is considered fake news, I still get pulled in and still watch or read about it, especially on snap chat. One thing I didn't know was that click bait could be found on news.
In the presentation where we had to talk about click bait I realized that click bait is all around us. I am now more away of the click bait I actually click on and try not to fall for the YouTube click bait.
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