Evoking truthiness: Using satirical news comedies to teach information literacy

Annis Lee Adams, Stephanie Alexander, Lana Mariko Wood

Abstract

Instruction librarians looking for new ways to spice up their library instruction can use video clips from “The Most Important News Show . . . Ever” (The Daily Show) and other satirical news comedies to capture the attention of students during their next instructional session. These videos can serve as an entertaining mechanism to help students understand information literacy (IL) concepts.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.81.5.244
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