{"id":5408,"date":"2020-10-05T14:49:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T18:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/?p=5408"},"modified":"2020-10-05T14:56:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T18:56:13","slug":"creating-a-healthier-news-diet-in-media-211","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/2020\/10\/05\/creating-a-healthier-news-diet-in-media-211\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Healthier News Diet in MEDIA 211"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-760x570.jpg 760w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-667x500.jpg 667w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-867x650.jpg 867w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-145x109.jpg 145w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-307x230.jpg 307w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/healthiernews-613x460.jpg 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in Prof. Sissel McCarthy\u2019s News Literacy in a Digital Age class learned that a healthy diet is not just about food anymore. It\u2019s also about the information we consume.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Nielsen, U.S. adults now spend more than 12 hours a day connected to some form of media.&nbsp;As alerts flash, news breaks, and unread posts pile up, it\u2019s no wonder students can feel overwhelmed and overloaded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2.png 874w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-760x506.png 760w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-375x250.png 375w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-751x500.png 751w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-576x384.png 576w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-165x109.png 165w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-345x230.png 345w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image2-691x460.png 691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Credit: Nielson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, creating a healthier news diet is a lot like changing our eating habits. Students learned they just have to be more selective about the information they take in every day, minimizing so-called \u201cnews junk food\u201d and maximizing \u201chealthy news vegetables.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Jessie Conover says in her article,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/healthydemocracy.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/17\/a-healthy-news-diet-part-1-an-imperfect-theory\/\">\u201cA Healthy News Diet<\/a>,\u201d news junk food includes social media feeds, hyper-partisan news that confirms our beliefs, coverage that mocks viewpoints we disagree with, and any clickbait. News vegetables comprise stories from outlets that practice verification, independence, and accountability, thoughtful opinion pieces from people we disagree with, in-depth policy explanations, world news, and news about unfamiliar topics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more about how to create your own healthier news diet from the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/\">NewsLiteracyMatters.com<\/a> post, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/2020\/09\/15\/q-how-do-you-prevent-information-overload-but-stay-informed\/\">\u201cHow do you prevent information overload but stay informed?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students in Prof. Sissel McCarthy\u2019s News Literacy in a Digital Age class learned that a healthy diet is not just about food anymore. 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