As a child, I was incredibly engaged
with news. My dad was an avid on Facebook than real news stories
during the last three months. Now
newspaper reader and we discussed
world events and politics around the
dinner table almost every night. But
it was a much simpler time in terms
of access to information. that anyone with access to a phone
or computer can publish information
online, it's getting harder to tell. But
as more people go to Facebook,
Snapchat, Twitter and other online
I think the toughest challenge for
kids these days is they are
bombarded with information through
their phones, lap tops, home sources for their news and
information, it's even more crucial
that all of us -- especially kids --
learn to decode what we read
online.
computers and televisions. How are
they to know what is true? What is
false? What is an advertisement?
What's satire? What is real news?
What is fake news? As editor in chief of Kids Life, I
believe media literacy is the next big
frontier in helping kids navigate
through all the information found
As a parent , I have been concerned
about the rise of so-called “fake
news”: deliberately false stories
made to appear factual, designed to online. And that’s what we do at Kids
Life News – we show facts have
credible sources, opinions must be
weighed and balanced and tested,
photographs must be credited to
sway public opinion. A recent
analysis showed that fake or hoax
stories got more reader engagement
show someone is prepared to take
responsibility for an image.
KIDS LIFE IN SCHOOLS