NewsFeed Defenders 1.0.6
Free Version
Publisher Description
NewsFeed Defenders - Fight hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting as a NewsFeed Defender!
NewsFeed Defenders is a challenging online game that engages players with the standards of journalism, showing you how to spot a variety of methods behind the viral deception we all face today. Join a fictional social media site focused on news and information, and meet the challenge to level up from guest user to site curator. This can only be achieved by spotting dubious posts that try to sneak in hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting. In addition to maintaining a high-quality site, you are charged with growing traffic while keeping the posts on topic.
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Learning Objectives: Players will ...
· Identify markers of verification, transparency, accountability, and independence in news stories
· Define and identify problematic news items, and other news-related types of misinformation
· Explain a variety of strategies to verify images and information
· Evaluate text for bias based on word choices and framing methods
· Use third party information to judge credibility of a source
About NewsFeed Defenders
NewsFeed Defenders is a free app for Android published in the Kids list of apps, part of Games & Entertainment.
The company that develops NewsFeed Defenders is iCivics. The latest version released by its developer is 1.0.6.
To install NewsFeed Defenders on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2023-10-31 and was downloaded 5 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the NewsFeed Defenders as malware as malware if the download link to org.icivics.newsliteracy is broken.
How to install NewsFeed Defenders on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the NewsFeed Defenders is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by NewsFeed Defenders will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- NewsFeed Defenders will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
