Media Studies Terminology

What is false information that is spread deliberately to deceive?

• Misinformation

• Fact-checking

• Disinformation

• News literacy

What is distrust of institutions like governments or corporations, assuming hidden agendas?

• News literacy

• Institutional cynicism

• Satire

• Fact-checking

What is the belief that significant events must have significant causes?

• Intentionality bias

• Motivated reasoning

• Proportionality bias

• Satisficing

What is the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or expose people's stupidity or vices, especially in politics?

• Satire

• News literacy

• Fact-checking

• Satisficing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is a systematic error in thinking that affects the decisions and judgments people make?

• Cognitive bias

• Bias

• Disinformation

• Institutional cynicism

What is the ability to use critical thinking skills to judge the reliability and credibility of news reports?

• Confirmation bias

• News literacy

• Motivated reasoning

• Proportionality bias

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.SL.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.8

What is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in various forms called?

• Media Literacy

• Stereotyping

• Editorial Policy

• Long-form reporting

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

What is implicit bias?

• Unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that influence our understanding, actions, and decisions.

• Attitudes or beliefs that one holds at a conscious level.

• A decision-making strategy that aims for a satisfactory solution rather than the

  optimal one.

• Reasoning driven by a desire to confirm pre-existing beliefs rather than

  objective evaluation.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2

What is journalistic integrity?

• Adherence to ethical practices like fairness, accuracy, and accountability in journalism.

• Protecting cultural identity from external influences.

• The use of emotions to engage the audience in news stories.

• A reaction to perceived threats against political beliefs.

What is political alignment in media?

• A media outlet's or individual's tendency to support certain political ideologies or parties.

• The use of emotions to engage the audience in news stories.

• Adherence to ethical practices in journalism.

• Protecting cultural identity from external influences.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6