Socio-Pedagogical Issues of Education and Upbringing
- Author:
- Wolfgang Theis
- Work direction:
- Современные гуманитарные науки и проблемы языкознания
- Abstract:
- This article is the result of a bibliography-based research about the topic and deals with the construction of reality by the media, how news broadcasting is filtered by various internal mechanisms in order to purify it. These mechanisms contribute essentially to the way the news is spread within society and perceived by it. Ideological and economic interests also have their saying in it. With being the fourth power in a democracy, the media has a lot of influence on public opinion and therefore has the power to influence the outcome and result of elections and other democratic processes directly or indirectly, depending on the political view and agenda the media owners have – or not. Hiding by showing and the infowar mechanisms are debated in this article, as well as the problem of internal filter methods of media outlets concerning the broadcast of news. Additionally, the problem of fake news, distorted news and media (il)literacy within society are discussed as well.
- Keywords:
- media literacy, fake news, information war, reality construction, radical constructivism, direct realism
Socio-Pedagogical Issues of Education and Upbringing