Evaluating Sources: SIFT & PICK, RADAR, & ACT UP

What's a Filter Bubble?

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Did you know that you have a filter bubble around you right now? That every time you do a search on Google, it tailors the results based on your previous search history? Did you know that your search results will look different if you use Google on campus as opposed to using it at a cafe in Somerville? It's because Google is making certain assumptions about you based on your IP address. While we all like customized information there is a real danger of being so trapped inside your filter bubble that you never see the other side of a story.  In order to be better informed, we need to know what each side is saying about an issue and not fall for confirmation bias (reading only sources that already fall in line with our current views). Here are two free resources to help you do just that!

What do Filter Bubbles Look Like?

How to Burst your Bubble

 

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You can actively take control of your media consumption and step outside your filter bubble.  Here's how:

Thanks!

Thank you to Dawn Stahura of Simmons University for generously allowing us to reuse her "Evaluating Sources" Research Guide.

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