Media Minded by ShoutOut UK

Media Minded by ShoutOut UK


Latest Episodes

Short Clip 007 – The Informer
June 23, 2020

This is a short clip for teaching purposes. Holger Roonemaa is an investigative journalist for Ekspress Media, Estonia, and has also written for Buzzfeed. Ever wondered how you can find the source of rumors and misinformation?

Short Clip 006 – Misinformation Fairytales
June 16, 2020

This is a short clip for teaching purposes. Marzio Fatucchi is a journalist for the Corriere Fiorentino, a local branch of Corriere Della Sera one of the main newspapers in Italy. Why do we get attracted to fairytales instead of fact-based information?...

Episode 006 – Misinformation Fairytales
June 16, 2020

Marzio Fatucchi is a journalist for the Corriere Fiorentino, a local branch of Corriere Della Sera one of the main newspapers in Italy. Why do we get attracted to fairytales instead of fact-based information?

Episode 005 – Body Odour and Bias
June 09, 2020

Martina Chapman is the national coordinator of Media Literacy Ireland. Unconscious bias is like body odour - it’s hard for us to recognise we have it, so we need to practice good information hygiene to ensure our opinions don’t ‘stink’.

Short Clip 005 – Body Odour and Bias
June 09, 2020

This is a short clip for teaching purposes. Martina Chapman is the national coordinator of Media Literacy Ireland. Unconscious bias is like body odour - it’s hard for us to recognise we have it, so we need to practice good information hygiene to ensure...

Episode 004 – News & Ratings
June 02, 2020

Cristo Foufas is a presenter for TalkRadio. In an effort to make money, is the media sacrificing fact for higher ratings? Does our obsession with 'balance' in reporting give unqualified people a platform? Matteo Bergamini talks to Cristo about his medi...

Short Clip 004 – News & Ratings
June 02, 2020

*This is a short clip for teaching purposes. - Cristo Foufas is a presenter for TalkRadio. In an effort to make money, is the media sacrificing fact for higher ratings? Does our obsession with 'balance' in reporting give unqualified people a platform?...

Episode 003 – Regulating the Regulators
May 26, 2020

Felicia Nedzelschi is a journalist for Agora Media, from the Republic of Moldova. In a country where most media is run by rich politicians, how open and fair is the media? Who decides what is true and what is false? Who regulates the regulators?

Short Clip 003 – Regulating the Regulators
May 26, 2020

*This is a short clip for teaching purposes. - Felicia Nedzelschi is a journalist for Agora Media, from the Republic of Moldova. In a country where most media is run by rich politicians, how open and fair is the media?

Episode 002 – Trust and Loyalty
May 19, 2020

Damaso Reyes is an international journalist from the USA, currently living in Barcelona and the founder of a new media literacy consultancy called Clarify Media. Is the trust we have in our family and friends and what they share on social media being m...