Kindness in Connection:
Building Connection.
Preserving Our Humanity
Our digital ecosystem is overshadowed by misinformation, polarization, and cyberbullying. Distrust in the news, social media, and each other is rising. We are reacting to each other from an emotionally dysregulated space. Hate speech and extremism are disrupting our social connection and shared humanity.
In pursuit of trying to be right and prove another wrong; defending our identities, beliefs, and values; and speaking out against injustice, we often lose sight of connection, community, listening, and humanity. Then we all end up being wrong.
Media Done Responsibly
wants to remedy this.
MDR provides information and research about how to identify misinformation. We provide people with the tools to make sure that what they are looking at and reading is accurate. We equip people with the ability to strengthen their emotional and digital intelligence, and therefore respond from an informed and grounded space, with dignity and kindness.
Kindness in Connection is about returning to our shared humanity. We seek to restore connection by building bridges of understanding and empowering people to navigate digital spaces with a sense of digital citizenship and responsibility.
For MDR Kindness in Connection 2024, we are focusing on the upcoming elections in November. We want to encourage and empower people to be civilly engaged, make informed decisions, and navigate digital spaces with discernment, dignity, and humanity.
Throughout MDR’s Kindness in Conection Campaign, we will:
provide research-based information about algorithms, filter bubbles, and bots.
provide the tools on how to identify fake news and misinformation.
demonstrate how to disrupt and speak out against cyberbullying, trolling, hate speech, and misinformation with civility.
support communities in strengthening their ability to voice their responses and create content with dignity and kindness.
When you see or say something online, you should T.H.I.N.K. and ask yourself:
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Is it Helpful?
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Does it
Inspire?
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Is it
Necessary?
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Is it
Kind?
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Is it
True?
Let's co-create new ways of interacting with each other online during this election season and beyond. May we be guided with integrity, purpose, and kindness!
#MDRKindnessInConnection2024
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