How has technology changed the way we access and consume news and information?

[codescript94]

What are the impacts of misinformation, filter bubbles and polarization on social media? How can we develop critical thinking and media literacy in the digital age?

 

[klassicdoll]

Misinformation is everywhere on social media. It's hard to choose what to believe nowadays. more of the reason to be mindful of what we believe. That's why we have to fact-check first.

 

[freelancermaria]

Fake news is everywhere, particularly on social media platforms. This is why I don't believe everything I see online. LOL. I read news from various sources about a specific topic to determine its validity.

 

[King Belieal]

The faceless nature of social media has made it easy for people to start and push out propaganda very fast. That's why I don't trust news coming from social media till I verify from a reliable source.

 

[deucher]

I think that with the development of technology, the problems with getting news have increased, because so many fakes have never been present in a simple newspaper

 

[eLdavis]

Gone are the days where we have to rely on news papers, these days we can easily access the information we want from our bed rooms with just a click.

 

[Xtynehappy]

With the advancement in the technology the communication sector has been revolutionised. Nowadays we can get the news as soon as it pops up with the phone's and television for instance.

 

[monster_masterpiece]

Misinformation is everywhere on social media. It's hard to choose what to believe nowadays. more of the reason to be mindful of what we believe. That's why we have to fact-check first.

If the post is shared among a lot of users then it will be hard to provide the truth after that, that is the effect of hoax on social media and their impact on the people.

 

[Xtynehappy]

In a matter of fact, we get to know the news as instantly as it hits the heads of the journalists.