Official Kids Mag www.kidscoop.com © Vicki Whiting January 2023
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True news or not?
What is Media Literacy?
True Clues
Today, you get information from lots of
different places – the Internet,
TV, newspapers,
magazines, radio,
and more. Some
of it is true, and
some of it is not.
When something
isn't real, we say it
is "fake," "false," or
"made up."
Clearly, our article
about a fairy finding
a leprechaun's gold
is not true. It is made
up and just for fun.
But sometimes, it's
not so easy to tell the
difference between
real (true) news and
stories that are false.
Here are three ways you
can check to see if
something you read is
true or made up. Ask a
librarian or another
trusted adult to help you
when you go online.
Answer the following
questions when you read
or hear a news item.
Does it say if it is fiction
or if it is news?
What other clues tell you this is not a real article?
1.
Knowing the difference between news that really happened and news
that is a made-up story is important. Today, information comes from all
directions. It shows up in print, online, on the radio, on billboards … all
kinds of places!
Reading carefully and knowing the difference between real and false is called
Media Literacy. Check out your media literacy skills with today's Kid Scoop page!
Look at the source.
Notice where the news came
from. In this case, it is from
"Fairy Land News." Is that a
real news reporting source?
Sometimes an exaggerated
story is meant to poke fun.
This is called satire.
2. Look at the byline.
The byline tells you the name
of the person who supposedly
wrote the article. Is Normen
Gnome a real person?
3.
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