Squiz Shortcuts: The Big Threat of Mis and Disinformation

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We’ve got a new series over on the News Club channel called The Big Threat… It’s based on the experiences of our very own Bryce Corbett, who runs the Squiz Kids channel. He was awarded a Churchill fellowship, and he’s been travelling the world to see how media literacy is being taught in other countries to protect citizens from mis and disinformation and fake news. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’re talking to Bryce about what he’s learned, the importance of teaching kids media literacy skills, and why mis and disinformation is the ‘big threat’ of our times.

SPONSORED: To hear the full episode, search for the Woolworths’ series called From Grassroots in your favourite podcast app.

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Listening: You can listen to the first episode of The Big Threat on our News Club channel here…

Check out: Newshounds, the free media literacy resource developed by Squiz Kids for primary school classrooms that teaches kids how to spot misinformation and learn to filter online fact from fiction. And send it on to any teachers/parents you think might be interested…

Email us: We’re planning a fresh episode of Ask the Squiz, so we’re putting the call out for your questions about the news… If you’ve got anything you’d like explained by Claire and Andrew, please get in touch with us at [email protected] - we love getting your questions.

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