Media Literacy

Every piece of information you encounter comes from a specific perspective. News sources may try to present information more objectively, or from a quite partisan perspective. Hearing information from only one perspective is not useful for developing a depth of understanding. Use the sources here to investigate how you can develop a well rounded understanding of current events.

A filter bubble – a term coined by Internet activist Eli Pariser – is the effect created by personalized search results as algorithms select what a user will see based on information about the user, such as location, past click-behavior and search history. Some information is rendered invisible while other information is amplified. Pariser warns that this creates the equivalent of a personalized echo chamber. 

The following video discusses how we can create the same effect interpersonally and how to avoid it.