Journalism Warning Labels

[babylonsister]

http://www.tomscott.com/warnings/
Tom Scott-Making Stuff Happen


Journalism Warning Labels
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It seems a bit strange to me that the media carefully warn about and label any content that involves sex, violence or strong language — but there's no similar labelling system for, say, sloppy journalism and other questionable content.

I figured it was time to fix that, so I made some stickers. I've been putting them on copies of the free papers that I find on the London Underground. You might want to as well.

[RandomThoughts]

1. Some say the same thing about the afterlife.

Many people believe things like wealth in life is the proof of something.

To those groups I would say what you do to get things like wealth is also a verifiable proof of what something is that distributes some forms of wealth.

[kevinbgoode]

2. I WANT SOME. . .!!!

One of the things I teach in a course is source credibility - and it is a constant battle to help students learn (or take the time to learn) how to identify differences in media presentations and when information is deliberately slanted to propagate a point-of-view. What a wonderful idea!

[babylonsister]

5. Seems the author is willing to share; have at it! This might

be a great teaching tool.

[ck4829]

3. Awesome and true. K&R.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. They should put a meter at the bottom of the TV which increases with lies

A Can you imagine the meter would be firmly at the top of the scale with Glen Beck

[babylonsister]

6. Kick for truth. nt