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BTN: Internet privacy

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BTN: Internet privacy

SUBJECTS:  English, Media Literacy

YEARS:  5–6, 7–8


Imagine if 60,000 people turned up to your birthday party!

How would you convince your parents that it wasn't your fault? A good way would be to use evidence to make your argument credible, or believable.

Watch how this clip, a news story about Facebook and internet privacy, carefully selects sources of information to make it appear credible.


Things to think about

  1. 1.What would it take to convince you that using Facebook might sometimes be dangerous? Make a list of the kinds of information that you would find credible, such as 'real-life examples' or 'statistics'.
  2. 2.The clip, a story from June of 2010, uses several sources of information to suggest that internet privacy is a concern. How does the example of Kate's party add credibility? We also hear from an expert: the Federal Police. Why would this source be credible? Identify three other sources and explain whether they are credible or not.
  3. 3.It's not just the people speaking who make a story credible; the images we see have an impact too. Three minutes into the clip we see a document while the voice-over mentions Facebook's 6000-word privacy policy. In what ways does the clip make this document look confusing? Are there any other images in the story that make you feel a bit concerned about Facebook? What are they?
  4. 4.Imagine you are putting together a news story to explain how Facebook has changed its site to improve privacy. What sources of information would you include to make people believe the site is now safer? What images would you include to reinforce this argument? Create a storyboard or a slideshow of your sources.



Date of broadcast: 1 Jun 2010


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