What Are You Believing?
The internet today is OVERWHELMED with news of all sorts! And as it turns out, there is an epidemic of false, sensationalized information going around us. While our most tended celebrities, social media influencers, or the ever-so-resourceful media circulate factual jargon, many of us put sensationalization into our brains without digging out the actual facts. Talk about intoxication!
\nIn this episode, we talk about the need to research before believing in anything. However catchy the content seems, however top the news website ranks, it is necessary to find out what\u2019s real. We also discuss why sensationalization is a means to deceive the audience or even divert our attention to something different.
\nWe dig into:
\n\u25cf The effects of keeping a blind loyalty to influencers, the media, and celebrities.
\n\u25cf Real-life scenarios where sensationalization of news took honesty downhill. Example - Accusations of child abuse against the late singer-star Michael Jackson.
\n\u25cf Sensationalization indicates deception. It kills our ability to think wisely by showing us only what they want us to know.
\n\u25cf People who spread such news are often made to do this for remuneration or other personal benefits.
\n\u25cf Learn why there is a need to do detailed fact-checking and research before confirming any news.
\nResourced Mentioned:
\n\u25cf Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson and Me - Documentary by Dan Reed ( Director and Producer)
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