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Considerations for youth and social networking Part 5: What is news? Help youth take a critical look at the news they view online.

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Christine Heverly, Michigan State University Extension

According to a 2016 Pew Research, 62 percent of American adults get news through social media. In 2017, Common Sense Media found that 49 percent of youth 10-18 get news from online media sources including social media platforms and apps. Pair this with the fact that social networking is a hangout place for youth, it is important for adults to help youth understand what factual news is and what may not be 100 percent factual news.

From Common Sense Medias research in 2017, they found that 31 percent of youth have shared news in the last six months that turned out to not be 100 percent factual. Helping youth take a critical look at the news they view online is an important aspect that adults need to help youth understand.

Adults need to take the time to help youth understand what the credible sources are online. The world of online news sources floods social media. There is endless websites sharing news from sports, entertainment and the latest health update to your local news. Remember, just because someone states something, whether it is in person or via social media, that doesnt mean every source is accurate or credible.

Have youth look at the URL for the news story. Youth should easily be able to recognize the URL as a common one like, .com, .net, .gov, .org and .edu. If there is anything added to the end of the URL, it should raise a flag that it may not be believable or authentic source for information.

When it comes to educating youth about taking time to consider the credibility of news found online, Michigan State University Extension has some questions parents or other adults should share with youth:

Finally, adults need to help youth think about the news stories they are seeing, reading, sharing online and possibly reposting. Remind youth that others can see everything they post online and they need to be taking time to think about what they share. Adults should also provide the following questions for youth to consider when thinking about sharing the news story with others online:

In addition, watch this short video with youth called Things to Ask Before Posting, and read the MSU Extension article, Things to consider when posting online Part 3: Questions to consider for more information.

Check out the previous articles in this series below, and watch for future articles that will continue to explore different areas of sharing information on social networks.

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New York Times

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LUDHIANA: Khalistani terrorist Manjinder Singh, alias Nikka, arrested by the Punjab Police counter-intelligence wing in a joint operation with Ludhiana cops on Sunday night, was operating and recruiting youth for his new organisation through his Facebook account. So far, the police have not been able to crack his Facebook account. The terrorist, who was a suspect in Ambala and Patiala bomb blasts in 2010 and later acquitted due to lack of evidence, was arrested from Kakowal Road when he had come to meet his friend. The police said he was setting up a new organisation for anti-national activities. A country-made pistol of .315 bore, two live cartridges and a bike were recovered from him. A police official said, "After coming out of jail last year, Nikka was recruiting youth for his new Khalistani outfit through Facebook. He would post about previous famous Khalistani leaders and approach like-minded youngsters. At times, his Facebook ID was operated from Canada. We are trying to crack the account. He was getting funds from Canada. We have also recovered a Pakistani SIM from his possession and traced a Pakistan number on which he interacted some time ago. Besides, the Indian SIM that he was using was issued on a fake ID proof." He said the terrorist was hatching a plan in the city. Former police commissioner Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, who arrested the terrorist with counter-intelligence wing of the Punjab Police, said, "Many angles have been revealed during interrogation and we are exploring all of these."

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