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Author
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Julieta Flores Michel, Margarita Emilia González Treviño, Alma Elena Gutiérrez Leyton
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Year
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2019
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Publisher
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MEDIJSKE STUDIJE
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Abstract
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Information overload that affects digital natives and other generations in the 21st century
makes it difficult for recipients to analyze the information’s truthfulness and quality. In this context,
items of fake news pass as facts that could be interpreted as true, which may result in serious issues for
the social fabric, especially if immersed in unstable or troublesome political and economic contexts. Still,
the problem with disinformation is not limited to fake news because, even when content comes from
trustworthy sources and verifiable facts, there are filters that present a subjective, biased and deformed
reality. Within this context, we are submitting an example of a positive practice in media literacy targeting
Research Methodology students at the Faculty of Communication. During this project, students analyzed
the way women and men are shown on the cover of a local printed newspaper El Porvenir in the city
of Monterrey, Mexico. In broad strokes, the results found a preference for stories showcasing men and
stereotypes that place men in the public sphere and women in a private domain.