Open Courses Information Disorders: Beyond "fake news"

This course aims to present, debate and deepen the main dilemmas surrounding today's information society, particularly the problems that information and digital spaces raise. The digital society confronts us with doubts and incapacities. How can we understand the news, information in general, the power of algorithms and the best methods for navigating these challenging digital seas? During this course, through concrete examples and joint reflections, the aim is to contribute to strengthening knowledge, training and ways of better dealing with digital spaces and information.

- Graduates in the areas indicated in the recipients.

Graduates in Communication Sciences, Applied Communication, Audiovisual and Multimedia Communication and Communication Design, Social Sciences, Education Sciences and Political Science.

Creative industries; Web content providers; Media companies; News companies; Software companies releasing Web crawlers and browsers; NGOs; Public services (such as municipalities, government bodies and organisations); Media-related companies; Political organisations; Compulsory education institutions; Universities; Media newsrooms; Schools; Higher education institutions.

- Registration limited to 25 places