Fighting Misinformation: Digital Media Literacy

Americans spend hundreds, even thousands, of hours a week engaging with a wide range of media sources – TV, computers, tablets, radios, MP3 players, cell phones, newspapers, magazines, books, and more. Through these, we constantly access a wide range of platforms and media, from news to novels to Twitter feeds to email, and much more. Because we are continuously taking in information from a variety of sources, we are under constant threat from those who would intentionally (or accidentally) misinform – from foreign operatives, advertisers, politicians, and general scammers to our own friends and family. We all experience a near-constant barrage of incoming information. Combine that with the human brain’s reaction to stress or fear, and conditions are ripe for the spread of misinformation.

To better prepare you to defuse this threat, IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) has teamed up with The Great Courses to provide a guide for navigating this tricky landscape with Fighting Misinformation: Digital Media Literacy, an eight-lecture course designed to arm you with the skills you need to be a savvy media consumer. Tara Susman-Peña, a senior technical advisor, and her colleagues at IREX, Mehri Druckman and Nina Oduro, will lead you step by step through the history, evolution, science, and impact of misinformation, helping you to develop the skills you need to combat fakes, stereotypes, and frauds within every kind of media source.

About the Author

Tara Susman-Peña leads the adaptation and expansion of Learn to Discern, an IREX media literacy methodology, in the United States and around the world. She trains participants and trainers on how to fight misinformation and conduct audience research. She taught at The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and has lectured widely at institutions such as Georgetown University; Columbia University; the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; the National Endowment for Democracy; and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Ms. Susman-Peña has presented at many international conferences on topics including disinformation; the role of media, information, and innovation in governance, development, and resilience; measuring complex information systems; aid effectiveness; and research methods. At IREX, she has facilitated media development projects in Mozambique, Latin America, and Eurasia.

Product details

• Full Audiobook MP3 Program
• Full PDF E-Book Included
• Listening Length : 3 hours and 34 minutes
• Author : Tara Susman-Peña, Mehri Druckman, Nina Oduro, The Great Courses
• Narrator : Tara Susman-Peña
• Release Date : January 08, 2020
• Publisher : The Great Courses
• Version : Original recording
• Language : English
• ASIN B083LH3ZSV