News & Media Literacy: Word/Phrase of the Week
Each week, I tweet and post on Facebook a word (or phrase) that 21st century students should know and understand. (You don’t have to use THIS week’s—pick one from the growing list.) I recommend that educators ask students to locate a news story which uses that word/phrase; be sure they understand its meaning and be aware of the word/phrase when they encounter it in the news or popular culture. Feel free to suggest a word or phrase to me by emailing me at fbaker1346@gmail.com
Week of Word/Phrase 2021 January 24 Truth Decay January 17 Deplatforming January 10 Mass delusion January 3 Sound Beaming |
Week of Word/Phrase
2020 WE WILL RETURN IN THE FALL |
Week of Word/Phrase 2019 December 29 “Toxic Cynicism” December 22 “information pollution” December 15 ” artistic license” December 8 “for your consideration” December 1 “cancel culture” November 24 “cultural currency” November 17 “algorithm bias” November 10 “algorithm literacy” November 3 Stereotype October 27 “Addressable TV” October 20 “news deserts” October 13 “sadfishing” October 6 “showrunner” September 29 “Immersive Technology” September 22 “Misrepresentation” September 15 Four Phrases September 8 “Computer mediated communication” September 1 “Social media influencer” August 25 “Artificial Intelligence” August 18 “False Equivalence” August 11 “Social Engineering” August 4 “Truth Decay” RETURNING IN THE FALL June 9 “Dark Money” June 2 “Phishing” May 26 “Cognitive Dissonance” May 19 “Facial Recognition” May 12 “Product Placement” May 5 “Micro-influencers” April 28 “Twitter bots” April 21 “Representation” April 14 “Net Neutrality” April 7 “Upfronts” March 31 “Verification” March 24 “Confirmation Bias” March 17 “Echo Chamber” March 10 “Sealioning” March 3 “Typosquatting” February 24 “Deepfake” |