Media education for students: The Newscamp is fighting Fakenews!
Media education for students: The Newscamp is fighting Fakenews!
Frankfurt (Oder), Deutschland - Again and again it shows how important it is to educate the young people in the digital world. The news camp, which recently took place in Frankfurt (Oder) for the second time, starts at this point. Over 300 students from Brandenburg took part in learning more about the world of journalism and developing a sense of fakenews. The event was organized by the Märkische Oderzeitung, the Lausitzer Rundschau, RBB, Radio Fritz and the dpa initiative "#use the News" and also received support from the Sparkasse Oder-Spree. The editor-in-chief Claus Liesegang emphasized that media education is urgently necessary, especially since it is currently not anchored in the curriculum, as MOZ reports.
A goal of the event was to sharpen the understanding of false reports and also for content created by artificial intelligence. A central topic is the dangers associated with fake news. This can be observed not only in the media, but also in social networks, where the spread of such content often goes alarmingly quickly. In fact, media literacy and skeptical use of information can help reduce the influence of such false reports. In this regard, a study shows that 47% of children and adolescents have difficulty evaluating information MOZ.
educational insights and inclusion
The newscamp was not only a place of learning, but also inclusion. Pupils with mental impairment also benefited from the content of the program, which was positively emphasized by teacher Heike Zeisel. The event included exciting workshops and discussions that gave the participating insights into social media and the false news landscape. The large number of schools from Brandenburg represented shows that interest in media education is growing. A total of 14 schools attended this information initiative, which was visited by students in grades 7 to 12 MOZ.
And what's next? Another news camp is already being planned, which underlines the efforts to continuously promote media literacy of young people. Such initiatives are indispensable because the current social developments show that trust in news sources often sucks. The sensitization for the subjects of fake news, disinformation and misinformation is more urgent than ever (https://www.ndr.de/ratgeber/Medienkompetenz/fake-news-bernen-lernen--fuer-fuer--die-fünews218.html).
fake news in focus
But where does the acute threat from fake news come from? An analysis shows that often unreliable information on social media is spread and that many people have little trust in political and media institutions. This distrust favors susceptibility to misleading content. The effect of the fake news was particularly clear in the US elections in 2016 and Brexit, whereby the term itself was exploited by political actors to devalue critical reporting BPB.
In order to deal with the challenge, schools now offer teaching units that help teachers to treat fake news in class. Misunderstandings about the terms and their limits, as well as the origin of fake news are discussed. This not only reduces the spread of disinformation, but also promotes the critical thinking of the students (https://www.ndr.de/ratgeber/Medienkompetenz/fake-news-kernen-lernen--fuer-fuer-die-schule ,fakenews218.html).
The promotion of media literacy remains an essential task. It not only means that young people find their way around the Internet better, but that they also learn what is true and trustworthy information. You will not only accompany these skills in everyday school life, but also in life and help to strengthen democracy and to counter false information bpb.
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