Ali Velshi
How can the US combat the spread of misinformation? Maybe by taking a page out of Finland's book -- media education in public schools. Middle school teacher Saara Martikka & the Natl Audiovisual Institute's Leo Pekkala share their efforts. #velshi https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/view-from-finland-misinformation-fight-begins-with-education-161183301578
Jan 22, 2023 at 4:32pmWeb
Show threadStargeezer SmithJan 22, 2023
@velshi
The press could engage in education too instead of being shadows of Fox and doing polls.
Show threadPerryM ✅Jan 22, 2023

@velshi

Ali, you or we will never silence misinformation. Education will certainly never suffice! I know too many well educated Trump supporters who would prefer death to understanding that he is a con!

In the words of Dr Gustave LeBon who wrote in his 1895 publication "The Crowd" ...

Show threadBruce MirkenJan 22, 2023
@velshi That would be great. But how likely is it when entire states (like #Florida) are outlawing the accurate teaching of #history?
Show threadRichardJan 22, 2023
@velshi All true, but the guys in congress who would have to pass and fund that are currently the same guys spreading the misinformation. So this is probably a nonstarter.
Show thread📎🖐️ Alan Taylor 🎬 📚Jan 22, 2023

@velshi

Those key MPs and Ministers in the UK Tory party - former journalist Micheal Gove - who have had persistent objections to #medialiteracy initiatives?  

...later became - and remain - avid champions of #Brexit. 🧐

Show threadRegisterandVoteJan 22, 2023
@velshi Won’t happen in Florida but wherever it can it should be incorporated into the curriculum.
Show threadJBJan 22, 2023
@velshi We had media education in school back in the 1960s in Ohio. We had units on advertisers using “glittering generalities” and “plain folks” and “paid celebrity endorsements” to sell their products. All good lessons easily applied to todays media.
Show threadMorganaJan 23, 2023
@velshi Absolutely, education can solve a lot of problems…..giving the young information, choices, options and also a way out of poverty….
Show threadDarrin DewaldJan 24, 2023
@velshi We don’t even have civics in school any more.