Exposing Deceptive Media Tactics through Media Literacy Education
image from theblacklist This Should Challenge Some Media and Racial Conspiracy Theorists Here are two arguments I come across quite often. The first is that the media’s coverage of unarmed Black people being killed by police or vigilantes is part of some greater scheme to exploit fabricated racial conflict in order to achieve some sinister…
Meme Busting One of the reasons racism survives is that good, honest people in America do not have strong thinking and reasoning abilities. Their lack of critical thinking skills is why bad arguments can be presented to them and accepted as reasonable and sound logic. I’m about to share a portion of a conversation I…
How to Get the Black Vote Without Compromising Your Conservative Values I spoke to a Republican campaign organizer back in 2008. She was running a strategy for a Black Tea Party candidate who was running for governor. She asked me what I suggested he do to reach more Black voters. I told her that if…
Racial Framing and Messaging in the Media If we only say “crime, welfare, and unemployment” when talking about Black people, then people will only associate those things with Black people. Doing this creates a negative emotional reaction whenever someone mentions a Black person. According to the Census, 11% of Black people are unemployed — which…
Everything you know about anything is wrong. Okay well not everything. You probably are right about what your name is or where you grew up at. But when it comes to Race, Religion and Politics you probably believe things which can be easily verified as false. The method of how we arrive to these types…
Selective Editing: A Tactic You Should Know About This video explores a very common tactic that can be used for good or for bad, but is most often used to persuade people to arrive at a predetermined opinion about a group or a subject. Whenever you hear someone say President Obama, Sarah Palin, or Occupy…
This episode shows how tight camera shots have been used to deceive the public into accepting a false narrative. Learn how this technique has been used for legitimate purposes, and watch examples of how it has been used to deceive the public in major mainstream news stories.
This episode shows how interviews we see in the media can carry a totally different meaning due to deceptive editing techniques. From a news reporter interviewing someone at the scene of an incident, to one-on-one extended interviews, the message of the person being interviewed can be altered to support the desired narrative of the editor…
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