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An informational Fb video sequence, ‘Miles in Love,’ by Mover John Kelly Alpapara and pupil publication The Stateans is watched 1.5 million occasions and garners 1000’s of reactions

MANILA, Philippines – How can important pondering and fact-checking abilities be imparted to Gen Z Filipinos in a method that catches their consideration and speaks their language? A video sequence began by John Kelly Alpapara, a media and data literacy advocate from Bicol, exhibits how this may be performed.

Taken all collectively, the three movies in Alpapara’s vertical video sequence on Fb, “Mission MILES: Miles in Love,” have been performed round 1.5 million occasions, garnered round 40,000 reactions, and elicited a whole lot of feedback, as of Saturday, December 28. It’s posted on the Fb web page of The Stateans, the official faculty pupil publication of the Central Bicol State College of Agriculture (CBSUA).

The “edutainment” sequence, aimed toward instructing younger Filipinos how one can keep important within the face of on-line disinformation, was the product of Alpapara’s participation within the “Movers For Details” media and data literacy workshops performed by Rappler, the fact-checking coalition #FactsFirstPH and DW Akademie, the worldwide media improvement and journalism coaching arm of Deutsche Welle, Germany’s worldwide broadcaster. This challenge was funded by Germany’s Federal International Workplace (Auswärtiges Amt).

Disinformation can have an effect on your love life, too

On the coronary heart of Alpapara’s challenge is a three-episode sequence referred to as “Miles in Love” which facilities on a trainer named Miles who, after hitting his head throughout a fall, goes again to the time he was a pupil. He realizes that, along with his information on fact-checking and significant pondering gained as an grownup, he can now right some errors, together with a tragic error that affected his love life.

Miles is just not solely the title of the primary character but additionally stands for Media and Data Literacy for Empowered Stateans. Stateans confer with CBSUA college students.

Alpapara, who works as an data officer on the faculty, tapped pupil journalists of The Stateans as each forged and manufacturing staff for the sequence.

In every episode, they built-in ideas on fact-checking, digital hygiene, and an outline of media consumption habits imparted in the course of the Rappler and DW Akademie workshops. You possibly can watch the episodes under.

In episode one, Miles and different characters present how disinformation reaches CBSUA college students and its detrimental influence.

In episode two, Miles makes use of his abilities in recognizing AI manipulation to show to his girlfriend that he has been trustworthy to her.

In episode three, Miles helps his buddy determine that he has been victimized by an internet rip-off, however within the course of, makes a surprising discovery for himself.

POPULARIZING CRITICAL THINKING. The forged and manufacturing staff of the ‘Miles in Love’ sequence pose with Mover for Details John Kelly Alpapara (within the center, sporting black). Picture from John Kelly Alpapara

What did you consider this video sequence? Be a part of the #FactsFirstPH chat room within the Rappler Communities app to attach with Alpapara and different Movers for Details. On this neighborhood of media and data literacy advocates, we will discover different inventive methods to unfold important pondering and fact-checking abilities to those that want it probably the most.

You possibly can take a look at different campaigns in addition to media and data literacy content material produced by different Movers for Details in Luzon right here, and Movers for Details in Mindanao right here. – Rappler.com

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