eSafety

• Open a Word document to make notes on the following:
• List of 5 different ways you could find out the latest news.
• Which is your preferred source of information?
• In pairs, make a list of the different ways to access the news.
• Rank your examples in order of preferred source of information.
• Why did you pick that order?
• What is the difference between the information in a blog and the evening news on TV?
• Is a Youtube first-hand account video more effective than a news report? Why or why

not?

• Watch the video below:

• After watching the video on propaganda discuss the following questions with the person next to you, then record your thoughts in a Word document:

1. What do we mean by the term propaganda?
2. How might an organisation try and change your beliefs?
3. What's their motive for doing this?
4. Their are a number of ways this can be carried out:
   • The bandwagon: "Everyone else is doing it"
   • Passing the blame: "This is all their fault. Everything was fine until they came along"
   • Youth speak: "Tell us how you feel about student loans in 3 emojis"
   • Bold statements: "If you do/buy this, your life will be better"
   • Association: "If this celebrity does it, it must be good. You should do it too"
   • Lesser of two evils: Convincing you to make a bad decision by comparing it to something worse.
   • Omission: "I’ll give you the full story, except I will just take out the most important part"
5. Which techniques are being used here?

1. Why might someone not give you the full picture?
   • To sell you something?
   • To hide something from you?
   • To make you do something?
   • To influence or change your views and beliefs?
   • Propaganda can be used by anyone!
   • It can be found in advertising or political campaigns.
   • It can also be found on social media.
2. What might be the motivation for these tweets about a "Pop Factor" finalist?
3. Add these to your notes!

• What about these?