| What I recently found fascinating is how my musings on the topics of mis- and disinformation became relevant in an unexpected context: a series rewatch of my favorite TV show from my adolescence: Avatar: the Last Airbender | The war is a key element of the main plotline and, as we know, wartime is rife with propaganda |
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| This is an excellent opportunity for the characters, and the audience, to experience Fire Nation propaganda firsthand | Before I delve further into the discussion, I do want to take a moment to define some terms and provide a bit of context about the show for those who have not seen it |
And, in my opinion, this is an excellent opportunity to brush up on mis- and disinformation, not only so we can spot it in our lives, but so we may help our patrons recognize it, too.
12| Therefore, in the context of the show, we will be discussing mostly disinformation | Partially because, as I explained above, I found it fascinating to reinterpret an adolescent favorite through the lens of about ten years of additional life experience plus an information-centric perspective |
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| I enjoyed reading about the difference between mis and dis information | While mis- and disinformation are similar, it is important to recognize the distinction between the two |
One advantage we have over the characters in Avatar who were subject to the above disinformation for the most part is readily available access to information and information professionals, instead of a mere and.
| Jane Behre is an MLIS student at the University of Maryland | If you are taking a bit of time off after the end of the semester and are looking for something to do, the whole series was recently added to Netflix in the US! As current and future information professionals, I think it would behoove us to continue to observe how information is accessed and spread throughout this chaotic time in order to better understand how we should teach information literacy to our patrons and students so they can best take advantage of the resources available to them |
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| As a burgeoning information professional, I found it fascinating to watch the show through that lens and discover how much of the show relies on the global spread of information both true and false | The story drops the viewer into the middle of a hundred-year war, instigated by the Fire Nation |
This leads to the importance of multiple sources and perspectives when it comes to gathering information, despite the risk of misinformation that may still exist,.
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