Question of the Day!

That's a big umbrella. I believe most people lean to heavily into "news," but "media" is so much more than that. It social media. Documentaries. Movies. Commercials. Podcasts. It can even apply to the replies on social media, which is a media space all on its own.

- understanding the underpinnings of the media you consume (ownership, bias, purpose, existence of algorithms, use of personal info, privacy, etc.)

- understanding you own bias, and actively seeking out additional sources of information outside of the ones that reinforce your worldview (ie - get yourself out of your information silo)

-critically analyzing (decoding) content that pops up for its purpose + intent, analysis and factuality, financial objectives, etc

-verifying "facts" via independent third-party sources, and "happenings" via multiple sources. Also verifying images and video (thanks, AI!)

-understanding how the above affect your behaviour and feelings, and critically exploring if your reaction was genuine or coerced (ex: ragebait).

-creating responsible, researched, and factual content.

(This one is personal: shunning media that has repeatedly proven to be grossly non-factual, except for the purposes of understanding where such non-facts may stem from).

This all sounds like social media stuff, but it all applies to traditional news as well. I'm sure I've missed a ton, and I hope I haven't disappointed Stik too badly