All good things come in three - To navigate our way through the information jungle needs conscious media consumption

It has never been easier to be informed than in today´s world. As the result of the digitalized world information floods us every day. Information are available twentyfour-seven on almost all electronic devices. This significant advantage is also a challenge in the same time. Being informed does not depend on the quantity of the used media but it presupposes a conscious use of information gained from the media.
Today’s media consumers must filter input from various sources quickly and be cautious of acting without verifying the validity of what they are seeing. Now, more than ever, we are asking questions like: Has the photo been manipulated? Is the headline overblown? Is this fact or opinion? Is this information true or fake?
False or manipulated information appear credible at first glance. In order to expose them, it is necessary:

• to inform yourself - "Do serious media also write about the event?"
• to question the information - "What is wrong with the information?"
• to check the sources - "Who has this report written and published?

Even very good fake news can be checked for credibility through these three steps.
Find more about the project in our Newsletter of Media Education Without Borders:

• Interview with Alicia Ocón Fernández (Federación Andalucia Acoge, Head of European Project Department) on conscious media consumption
• Interview with Bertrand Toumi (German Language Teacher and PhD student at the Bielefeld University) about teaching conscious media consumption