47 Unit 09 Someone’s watching For the gaps 1–12, use the words above to make meaningful sentences. Sometimes you will need the given word, sometimes its opposite. b Expand your vocabulary: Media Complete this table with the opposite of the words. LANGUAGE 1a 1 biased unbiased 3 cover u … 5 distorted 7 educated 9 effective 11 fake 2 favourable 4 information m … 6 objective 8 online 10 reliable 12 verified Recent research has found that media literacy training could be an effective strategy to reduce the spread of (1) online. The study involved 400 participants from a range of ages, demographics, and education backgrounds who volunteered to take part in a training seminar. The researchers found that the training was particularly (2) for younger social media users who are highly (3) . They were more likely to spot (4) news online after the seminar, and they had learned to identify and reject (5) sources. The researchers say that this is encouraging. “There are many excellent investigative journalists working today, and the facts they (6) are always in danger of being drowned out by dubious (7) content, such as the (8) claims that are often found in social media posts. The more people understand and resist this, the better.” According to the researchers, however, confirmation bias still caused trouble for the participants. “We tend to look for information that confirms our existing beliefs, and that often impairs our judgement,” the lead author of the study explains. “For example, if we see (9) coverage of our favourite politician, we explain it away by saying that the source is (10) against that person, and, for whatever reason, has chosen to present a (11) image of this person we really like instead of the (12) truth.” The researchers say that companies should provide training that focuses specifically on this phenomenon in the future. Key Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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