MODULE 2 - DECRYPTING INFORMATION

SESSION 4 : DECRYPTING DIFFERENT MEDIA

Evaluation

SESSION 4 : DECRYPTING DIFFERENT MEDIA

SKILLS TO LEARN

 

  • I am able to identify different news formats.
  • I know the role of images in the spread of fake news.
  • I can define a myth.

 

 

LEARNER ASSESSMENT

 

Q1: Which company bought YouTube in 2006?

  • A: Microsoft
  • B: Coca-Cola
  • C: eBay
  • D: Google

 

Q2: Which of these techniques is not used to manipulate images or videos?

  • A: Doctoring/editing photos.
  • B: False witness accounts.
  • C: Decontextualisation.
  • D: ‘Deepfakes’.

 

Q3: What type(s) of content do you generally find on YouTube?

  • A: Information verified by journalists.
  • B: Entertainment videos.
  • C: Cinematic films.
  • D: Livestreamed television channels.

 

Q4: Worldwide, how many hours per day does the average person spend using screens?

  • A: 1 hour 38 minutes.
  • B: 3 hours 26 minutes.
  • C: 6 hours 42 minutes.
  • D: 9 hours 14 minutes.

 

Q5: Cinema can be considered as:

  • A: A medium unto itself.
  • B: A mode of artistic expression.
  • C: A social network.
  • D: A public information channel.

 

Q6: Why does fake news use images so much?

  • A: They are easy to spread.
  • B: They have the power of symbolism.
  • C: They are the only way to produce fake news.
  • D: They are easy to manipulate.

 

Q7: What is a myth?

  • A: A rumour that has been going around for a long time.
  • B: A reliable and verified historical fact.
  • C: A fictional construct with a political/social function.
  • D: A type of rational and scientific discourse.

 

 

ANSWER KEY

 

  • Q1: D
  • Q2: B
  • Q3: B D
  • Q4: B
  • Q5: C
  • Q6: A B D
  • Q7: C