"Los medios escolares son espacios socioeducativos que no solo ayudan a enriquecer las trayectorias educativas de las y los jóvenes que los transitan, sino que también posibilitan la ampliación de experiencias de aprendizaje que trascienden el aula. Un estudio de grabación, un control de radio,
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un set de filmación, una computadora o un celular también pueden ser una oportunidad para expandir los horizontes de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje; un lugar que profundice la participación y el intercambio intergeneracional, que da lugar a otros saberes y múltiples modos de abordarlos. A través de esta serie de publicaciones buscamos brindarles a las y los directivos, docentes y talleristas que quieran participar de esta propuesta las herramientas necesarias para construir e implementar un proyecto de medios en sus escuelas." (Página 7)
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"During disease outbreaks or pandemics, policy makers must convey information to the public for informative purposes (eg, morbidity or mortality rates). They must also motivate members of the public to cooperate with the guidelines, specifically by changing their usual behavior. Policy makers have t
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raditionally adopted a didactic and formalistic stance by conveying dry, statistics-based health information to the public. They have not yetconsidered the alternative of providing health information in the form of narrative evidence, using stories that address both cognitive and emotional aspects. The aim of this viewpoint paper is to introduce policy makers to the advantages of using narrative evidence to provide health information during a disease outbreak or pandemic such as COVID-19. Throughout human history, authorities have tended to employ apocalyptic narratives during disease outbreaks or pandemics. This viewpoint paper proposes an alternative coping narrative that includes the following components: segmentation; barrier reduction; role models; empathy and support; strengthening self-efficacy, community efficacy, and coping tools; preventing stigmatization of at-risk populations; and communicating uncertainty. It also discusses five conditions for using narrative evidence to produce an effective communication campaign on social media: (1) identifying narratives that reveal the needs, personal experiences, and questions of different subgroups to tailor messaging to produce targeted behavioral change; (2) providing separate and distinct treatment of each information unit or theory that arises on social networks; (3) identifying positive deviants who found creative solutions for stress during the COVID-19 crisis not found by other members of the community; (4) creating different stories of coping; and (5) maintaining a dialogue with population subgroups (eg, skeptical and hesitant groups). The paper concludes by proposing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of a narrative." (Abstract)
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"While the role of social media in the spread of conspiracy theories has received much attention, a key deficit in previous research is the lack of distinction between different types of platforms. This study places the role of social media affordances in facilitating the spread of conspiracy belief
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s at the center of its enquiry. We examine the relationship between platform use and conspiracy theory beliefs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Relying on the concept of technological affordances, we theorize that variation across key features make some platforms more fertile places for conspiracy beliefs than others. Using data from a crossnational dataset based on a two-wave online survey conducted in 17 countries before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we show that Twitter has a negative effect on conspiracy beliefs-as opposed to all other platforms under examination which are found to have a positive effect." (Abstract)
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"This Information Sharing Protocol (ISP) is designed to support data responsibility in Somalia. Data responsibility in humanitarian action is the safe, ethical and effective management of personal and non-personal data for operational response, in accordance with established frameworks for personal
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data protection. This ISP establishes a common framework and clear approach, standards, roles & responsibilities for responsible data and information sharing in relation to operational data management activities in the Somalia humanitarian response. It also presents a set of shared principles1 to serve as a normative guide for responsible data management in this context. It applies to all humanitarian actors present in and supporting response activities in Somalia." (Page 2)
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"This resource helps church leaders and Christian organisations consider how they can apply their faith in a practical way and use their influence in society to: œ reduce misinformation and confusion œ build a good understanding of, and trust in, the Covid-19 vaccines œ help shape and su
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pport vaccination programmes that are good for society, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalised. The aim of this resource is to provide general guidance based on trustworthy sources of information and previous experience. It should be adapted as needed for use in different cultural and faith contexts. Within the core resource there are links that lead to more in-depth information, guidance and tools, allowing readers to go deeper into particular issues if they want to." (Why this resource, page 2)
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"This article examines the relationship between fake news and social media as increasingly important sources of news, at a time when mainstream media no longer have exclusive control over news production and dissemination. It has been evident that few media outlets and professionals tend to draw con
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flicting news about COVID-19 from social media feeds, which are largely produced by common citizens with mostly no journalism training. This pervasive use makes social media key sources to scores of media outlets for news, whether it is related to COVID-19 or public affairs issues, even though it is susceptible to torrents of credibility and accuracy issues. As a result, of the overwhelming spread of fake news on coronavirus, which is contributing to framing events from several angles, media professionals are now obliged to track and vet information circulating on social media. Due to the scale of disinformation spreading on the Web, it has become imperative that the credibility and accuracy of news is thoroughly verified. Media organizations have already been putting in place various mechanisms to monitor false news. This article will attempt to identify and assess these monitoring efforts in the Arab world. For this purpose, I have put together a list of Arab observatories launched on the internet in order to monitor fake news circulating in relation to COVID-19, and to discuss their methods of monitoring work, in the context of mobilization carried out by governments and many organizations such as the World Health Organization. This article is pinned down on social responsibility approach which helps pave the way the differentpropositions to combat fake news and avoid abuses in social media uses. This article proposes an evaluation of the monitoring initiative viaa- vis fake news and proposes a set of guidelines for improving the work of such monitoring bodies. Hence, this research reveals that social media outlets have diversified their goals to match the power of the conventional media in disseminating information and bringing up issues for debate. However, in the light of the framework of social responsibility, social media actors have to constantly develop a set of ethical practices to be observed by users, establish codes of conduct regulating content production, and lay down a code of integrity to assure accuracy in news and information transmission." (Abstract).
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"Wie gezeigt wurde, fällt, über den gesamten Produktzyklus hinweg betrachtet, die Herstellung der digitalen Endgeräte, bzgl. der Menge verursachter Treibhausgasemissionen, besonders schwer ins Gewicht. Für Nutzer*innen liegt somit der größte Hebel für eine Reduzierung der Emissionen im Kauf v
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on passgenauen Geräten bei verantwortungsvollen Anbietern und einer möglichst langen Nutzungsdauer. Doch auch während der Nutzung existieren zahlreiche und einfach anzuwendende Optionen für einen klimafreundlicheren Gebrauch – beginnend bei der Wahl des Stromanbieters, über die Anpassung allgemeiner Nutzungseinstellungen bis hin zu einer Reduzierung der versendeten und empfangenen Datenmenge, der Beseitigung bzw. Reduzierung von überflüssigem Datenmüll und dem vollständigen Ausschalten der Geräte. Auch wenn die Entsorgung von Endgeräten aus Klimagesichtspunkten nicht allzu stark ins Gewicht fällt, ist sie, aufgrund der vom Elektroschrott ausgehenden zahlreichen weiteren Umweltrisiken, dennoch von größter Relevanz und sollte ebenso umsichtig erfolgen." (Schlussbetrachtung, Seite 29)
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