LibGuides: Satirical News Videos for Info Lit: Information Has Value

Frame: Information Has Value

Definition: Information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. Legal and socioeconomic interests influence information production and dissemination.

Here are videos that can be used to teach this Frame.

Privacy:

Zuckerberg So Sorry
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. May 2, 2018. Talks about Facebook privacy issues
Government Surveillance
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. April 5, 2015. Talks about Edward Snowden, Section 215 of the Patriot Act

Plagiarism:

The Art of the Steal
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. July 19, 2016. Discusses Melania Trump’s speech that plagiarized parts from Michelle Obama’s at an earlier political convention.
Melania Trump Did Not Plagiarize Her RNC Speech
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. July 19, 2016.
Rand Paul’s Plagiarism Problem
The Colbert Report. October 29, 2013. Talks about accusations that Senator Rand Paul plagiarized parts of his speeches.

Information Commodification & Dissemination:

Why Your Internet Sucks
Patriot Act with Hasan Minaj. June 16, 2019. Internet Service Providers virtual monopoly and public efforts to combat this.
Content Moderation and Free Speech
Patriot Act with Hasan Minaj. December 2, 2018. Discusses how social media companies strategically use "freedom of expression" to avoid government regulation.

Information as Power

Why We Need a White History Month
The Amber Ruffin Show, Feb. 5, 2021. Discusses how what we are taught and what we are NOT taught in school has shaped our "whitewashed" understanding of American history, and the harm that has been caused by ignoring certain facts of history.
The Little Mermaid is Black, Get Over It
The Amber Ruffin Show, October 1, 2022. Explores why some white people are upset with a Black Little Mermaid. Discusses the impact of Hollywood executives being mostly white men in what gets made in Hollywood.

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Satirical News Videos for Info Lit

Frame: Information Has Value