NovelsFeed Protecters is an online match that contests participants to become vigilant against hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting in today's world. By engaging with the standards of journalism, participants will learn how to spot dubious posts and maintain a high-quality news site. The match takes place on a fictional social media platform that focuses on news and information, and participants must level up from a guest user to site curator by identifying and eliminating problematic content.
To achieve this, participants must learn to identify markers of verification, transparency, accountability, and independence in news stories, as well as strategies for verifying images and information. They will also learn to evaluate text for bias based on word choices and framing methods, and use third-party information to judge the credibility of sources.
By signing up for an iCivics account, participants can earn Impact Points while teachers can access classroom resources for NovelsFeed Protecters on www.icivics.org.
Fight hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting as a NewsFeed Defender!
NewsFeed Defenders is a challenging online game that engages players with the standards of journalism, showing you how to spot a variety of methods behind the viral deception we all face today. Join a fictional social media site focused on news and information, and meet the challenge to level up from guest user to site curator. This can only be achieved by spotting dubious posts that try to sneak in hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting. In addition to maintaining a high-quality site, you are charged with growing traffic while keeping the posts on topic. .....
Features:
- Teaches participants to identify and combat hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting in the media
- Takes place on a fictional social media platform focused on news and information
- Allows participants to level up from guest user to site curator by identifying problematic content
- Studying objectives include identifying markers of verification, transparency, accountability, and independence in news stories, defining and identifying problematic news items, verifying images and information, evaluating text for bias, and judging the credibility of sources.
- Players can earn Impact Points by signing up for an iCivics account
- Classroom resources are available for teachers on www.icivics.org.
What's New in the Latest Version 1.0.6
Last updated on Mar 11, 2023
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