The advancement of technology and shifts in occupations affect more aspects of our lives than we think, like the names we give to our hand injuries. Mother’s thumb is one example of a hand injury’s name evolution. The injury, which was caused by outstretched thumbs, was originally called washer-woman’s sprain. As washer-women became rare, it became mother’s thumb because mothers were usually carrying babies with outstretched thumbs, then designer thumb, Blackberry thumb, gamer’s thumb and now texter’s thumb, as texters position their hands similarly, leading to the same injury. Read full article here
Research
Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
