Analysis &
Evaluation
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There are a number of methods for analyzing and evaluating media, but each strategy requires students to slow down, examine the piece closely and make a determination of worth.
Analysis
It is the process of determining the valuable components of a certain concept. To analyze something is to determine its factors, effects, causes, importance, etc.
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Evaluation
Evaluating is the process of verifying something’s worth or significance. It assesses standards such as goodness, usefulness, and validity with the objective to improve performance and wise choices.
Fact Checkers
Fact Checkers
Example: Will Clarence Thomas Be Forced Off the Supreme Court Over Wife's Activism?
Fact check claims and stories from politicians and online sources. Most are journalists and use editing processes to help ensure their stories are accurate. Provide evidence and explanations for any claims they make
Vocabulary Time
Vocabulary Time
The real difference between each of the different kinds of information is the intent to harm. As we keep going down the list we get more intentional. Keep in mind: What is the purpose and creating trying to do?
Misinformation: Unintentional mistakes such as inaccurate photo captions, dates, statistics, translations, or when satire is taken seriously.
Disinformation: Fabricated or deliberately manipulated audio/visual content. Intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
Malinformation: Deliberate publication of private information for personal or corporate rather than public interest, such as revenge porn. Deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content.
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