This is a podcast episode where online pedagogy expert Mark Curcher is interviewed about digital literacy and how media can affect people’s opinions. The recording is divided into two sections. You can listen once all the way through, and then listen again to both sections separately. Read the questions carefully and choose the best alternative.

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3.1 What problem can be caused by the difficulty of verifying information? (3 p.)

A deep indifference towards society
A profound, ever-growing ignorance
An all-encompassing distrust of data


3.2 What does Mark Curcher propose to amend the situation? (3 p.)

Jointly analysing what features make information credible
Organising public trainings to mitigate the unwanted effects
Reaching a consensus on how to effectively combat fake news


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3.3 What is the point made by the example about Castro? (3 p.)

Cultural context does not affect how news is interpreted
Trusting the media today is not as easy as it used to be
Spreading misinformation is not a new phenomenon


3.4 What is easy nowadays with the help of technology, according to Mark Curcher? (3 p.)

Adjusting live videos before they are seen
Animating a video that looks perfectly real
Adding reworked audio to a video stream