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INTERVIEW: Helping older people identify online misinformation

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Can you help elderly people boost their media literacy in just 60 minutes? A new study by the University of Canberra says so. It also finds that when it comes to learning about media literacy, people with mulitcultrual backgrounds may gain more benefits. Saffron Howden is a journalist and researcher at the University of Canberra. Here's how she creates the 60-minute training that help older people identify misinformation


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Can you help elderly people boost their media literacy in just 60 minutes? A new study by the University of Canberra says so. It also finds that when it comes to learning about media literacy, people with mulitcultrual backgrounds may gain more benefits. Saffron Howden is a journalist and researcher at the University of Canberra. Here's how she creates the 60-minute training that help older people identify misinformation


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