Depiction of Disability in Print Advertisements and Television Commercials
Portrayal of Disability in Popular Films
Note: For this assignment I reviewed the 2012 film, The Sessions. A trailer for the film is below.
EVALUATING ONLINE INFORMATION
The most important 21st Century Skill:
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Evaluating the credibility, reliability and bias of online information
Everyday all of us are bombarded with information from hundreds, even thousands of sources: news feeds on our phones and computers, advertisements, news sites, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, talk radio, television, and more. How can we tell what information is reliable and credible? How can we tell if the source of the information is biased or trying to sell us something? How can we tell if the information is false by intent, incorrect by mistake, misleading, out of date or just a joke or a hack? It's hard, but not impossible. Follow the suggestions below, and you will be able to identify most information that may not be true. Remember, if you read a news feed, a social media post, or a headline that seems outrageous or makes you really angry, it may not be true, so check it out before you believe it and pass it on to someone else. Use the tools and suggestions below.
Watch this video from FactCheck.org
Fact Check Like a Pro
Use these steps
Some sites aren't quite false, but are misleading, biased, or are advertisements meant to look like news or an editorial.
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Don't be fooled!
