Episode 15 - Election Special #2 Media Literacy

Fake news!

With the upcoming election on October 21st, our theme for the next few weeks is about literacy and civic engagement.

Continuing this theme today, we are talking about Media Literacy. This week October 7-11th, is Media Literacy Week. This topic is perfect for election season with the flood of advertisements, social media posts and news reports about the election, and the messages that political parties and lobbyists are trying to spread to get your attention. We discuss what is media literacy, why it is essential to read and view with critical and questioning eyes and ears.

We are speaking with Matthew Johnson, the Director of Education from MediaSmarts and Angelina Leggo from the Gaspesie Literacy Council. Our guests give us some insights and tips on developing our Media Literacy. We strengthen our ability to know what are facts and what are misleading messages during this election season and our everyday lives. How do we know what sources to trust?

As part of our election series, we will be talking about voting basics. In this episode, we will be talking about voting early in the Advanced Polls. Can’t make it on election day? This segment is for you!

We close the show with upcoming member events.

Episode Links

• MediaSmarts Website: https://mediasmarts.ca
• Break the Fake Campaign: https://mediasmarts.ca/break-fake
• House Hippo Video: https://youtu.be/5R_tOSRynZU
• Fact-checking Websites: http://factscan.ca/ https://www.snopes.com/
• Gaspesie Literacy Council's Media Literacy Infographic: http://gaspelit.ca/media-literacy/

Voting

• To check if you are registered to vote, go to the Online Voter Registration https://ereg.elections.ca/CWelcome.aspx?lang=e
• To learn more about the election https://www.elections.ca/ and ABC's guide to Civic Literacy https://abclifeliteracy.ca/civic-literacy
• Advanced Polling Instructions: https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=vote&document=index&lang=e

Upcoming Events

• The Learning Exchange will be sponsoring ABC Life Literacy’s Up Skills for Work Series to adult learners https://tleliteracy.com/up-skills-for-work-series/?fbclid=IwAR3MJjtb8Ul6YwuVtBhPdLKWg-pn8yXdnVqDHSw8JggYXtQWKjn9WQTqMxE
• WQLC events E-parent workshops on Digital Literacy Oct 22 and Nov 5 https://www.facebook.com/events/395500908015049/
• CVLC English Language Workshops Oct 8th https://cvlc-chateauguay.weebly.com/community-events.html
• QCRC Fall Fest and Travellin' Toddler Time Oct 18 http://www.qcrc.org/events.html L
• LQ at the 2020 Scotiabank Charity Race (April 25-26 2020) literacyquebec.org