POST-TRUTH: CONSTRUCTING REALITIES

RUBRIC TO EVALUATE MULTIMODAL RESPONSE PODCAST – WHY ARE FAKE NEWS USED RATHER THAN TELLING THE TRUTH AS IT IS? IN OTHER WORDS, DO WE PREFER PARRHESIA OR POST-TRUTH IN TODAY’S SOCIETY?

PODCAST CATEGORIES	CONSIDERATIONS	Total score	Students’ score
INTRODUCTION	Catchy and clever introduction. Provides relevant information and establishes a clear purpose that engages the listener immediately.	6
CONTENT	The Podcast inquires in general terms the concepts of parrhesia, post-truth, objective truth and fake news. Besides, weaving students and interviewees’ arguments relying on course literature and additional sources.	8
	It discusses participants’ thoughts regarding critical consciousness about the aforementioned concepts. In other words, their validity and potential contributions.	8
	The Podcast points out existing flaws as a means of improving one practice over the other.	8
DELIVERY	Highly effective enunciation and presenters’ speech is clear and intelligible. Expression and rhythm engage the audience.	5
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION	Volume of voice, music, and effects enhance the presentation. Besides, offering the particular characteristics of a multimodal tool (Kress, G. 2009).	5
CONCLUSION	The Podcast was well structured and provided a good critical reflection about the concepts of parrhesia, post-truth, objective truth and fake news and addressed somehow the question “Why are fake news used rather than telling the truth as it is? in other words, do we prefer parrhesia or post-truth in today’s society?”	10
		50
COMMENTS		FINAL GRADE

ADAPTED FROM: https://podcasting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/documents/podcasting-rubrics/

Reference

Kress, G. (2009). Multimodality: A social semiotic approach to contemporary communication. Routledge.