In An Age Of Digital Disinformation, Dropping Level 1 Media Studies In NZ High Schools Is A Big Mistake
Professor of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Primary and secondary school teachers engage with students who are constantly on devices — consuming, sharing and jointly creating texts, photos, videos and memes. Across social media, hate speech, conspiracy threads and health disinformation swamp evidence-based material. Fabrications and fragmentations of reality cannot be challenged in real time. Despite this massive influence on young minds, the government intends to remove one of the few teaching opportunities that might equip students to navigate their online world....
Source: scoop.co.nz