SESSION 10 | Finding Truth in an Age of Digital Propaganda

Signis Speakers, Signis Tuesday 17

SESSION 10
11.00 – 12.30 : Room 2326

Finding Truth in an Age of Digital propaganda
In a complex and multi-perspectival world, people rely on thought leaders to help make sense of news. Far from being “hidden persuaders,” today’s thought leaders use special techniques to attract attention, establish authority, and evoke strong emotions, leading some audiences to bypass critical thinking skills in this point-and-click world. Explore six different type of “fake news” and consider strategies for deepening our own sense of social responsibility for what we consume and what we create.

Trouver la vérité à l’ère de la propagande numérique
Dans un monde complexe et divers, le grand public se tourne vers les faiseurs d’opinion pour comprendre l’actualité. Loin d’être des « facteurs de persuasion cachés », ces faiseurs d’opinion utilisent un grand nombre de techniques pour attirer l’attention, asseoir leur autorité et susciter des émotions fortes, empêchant ainsi une grande partie du public à garder son sens critique. Cette session décrypte 6 types différents de « fake news » et analyse comment renforcer notre responsabilité sociale concernant ce que nous consommons et ce que nous créons.

Descubriendo la verdad en la era de la propaganda digital
En un mundo complejo y de múltiples perspectivas, la gente confía en líderes de opinión para ayudarse a dar sentido a las noticias. Lejos de ser “instigadores ocultos“, los actuales líderes de opinión utilizan una amplia gama de técnicas para atraer la atención, establecer autoridad y provocar emociones, llevando a algunas audiencias a dejar de lado habilidades de pensamiento crítico fundamentales para un hacer frente a mundo accesible a través de un click. Exploraremos seis diferentes tipos de “noticias falsas“ y revisaremos estrategias para profundizar en nuestra propia responsabilidad social de consumo y producción mediáticas.

Chair: Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP, (USA)
President of Catholics in Media.

Speaker: Renee Hobbs (USA)
Professor of Communication Studies and Director of the Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media.

Renee Hobbs is an internationally recognized authority on digital and media literacy education. She has published eight books and more than 150 scholarly and professional articles as a researcher, teacher and advocate for media literacy education. Her most recent book, Exploring the Roots of Digital and Media Literacy through Personal Narrative was published by Temple University Press in 2016. Her research and writing explores professional development in digital and media literacy, copyright and fair use for digital literacy, the history of media literacy education, and creating media as a pedagogical method that cultivates intellectual curiosity.