Dear ESS members
This is the announcement for the practice on Aug. 25th, 2018.
Genre: Discussion
Title: “fake news”, “post-truth” and “media literacy”
Description
1 Make 4～5 groups.
2 First every member read through all the materials by yourself. Then
exchange your opinions in your group on each question below.
(1)That man fanned a “lion scare” with false tweets after the Kumamoto earthquakes
was arrested three months later for allegedly obstructing
the zoo’s operations but avoid indictment. What are your thoughts on this issue?
(2) Did you know “Russiagate”? And do you think Russian government resorted to acts
that would favor the Trump campaign in the 2016 U.S. presidential race?
(3) How would you define “fake news”? Please explain your answer.
(4) Do you often get your news from social media? Why ?Why not?
(5)Why do you think”fake news” spreads so quickly on social media?
(6)What news organizations do you consider to be trustworthy? Why?
(7) In your opinion ,what should be done to stop the spread of “fake news”? Please explain
your answer.
(8) Would you argue that “fake news” is damaging to democracy? Why? Why not?
3 Introduce your group summary to other groups (from around 18:30).
If you need more information, please take a look at the attached link.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ay192
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5atjqb
I hope you enjoy it!
M.Tabata