Ximena Smith argues it's the latter, and says the government needs to adopt a nationwide media literacy strategy in order to remedy this. But the urgent need for a comprehensive, nationwide media literacy strategy in New Zealand to combat misinformation is noticeably absent from the discussion so far. The development of a comprehensive media literacy strategy is far from easy. Despite these complexities, the planning and roll-out of a nationwide media literacy strategy can be done, and it's already underway elsewhere. Indeed, it's unrealistic to expect media literacy to quash misinformation entirely - conspiracy theories will always exist.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 20, 2020 03:11 UTC