1. Print or digital? Critical reading in the information era Yoram Eshet and Nitza Geri

2. Critical thinking in the information era: A survival skill for the information consumer

3. The manipulative nature of news headlines International Business Times, May, 19 th , 2007 According to Dor (2001), most information in news resources is manipulative or biased.

4. Manipulative Headlines

5. The Onion: Dedicated to falcification & deception www.onion.com

6. The problem: Are we able to consume information critically? Chalked to death Tel Aviv: Air pollution 4 times than allowed Tel Aviv: Air pollution 3 times then recommended

9. People, but especially youth are easily manipulated (Eshet & Hamburger, 2004)

13. Findings: Print vs. digital Total sample No significant influence of format for total participants group

14. Print vs. Digital: Gender influence No significant influence of format in a gender level

15. Print vs. digital: Age influence          High school: More critical in a digital format College: More critical in a print format

16. High school vs. college (regardless of format)     Significant differences in critical reading

17. Males vs. females (regardless of format)      Significant differences in critical reading

23. We hope this talk has inspired you with some new ideas THANKS