CHID 270 A: Special Topics

Spring 2023
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Meeting:
MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm / DEN 213
SLN:
12286
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
Aparna Ghosh
FAKE NEWS AND THE EVOLUTION OF JOURNALISM (A&H, SSC) ___ ARE YOU A NEWSHOUND? DO YOU LIKE CONSUMING DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTEN DO YOU FIND YOURSELF QUESTIONING TH VERACITY OF WHAT YOU READ, LISTEN O WATCH? THIS COURSE WILL HELP YOU BECOME NEWS LITERATE. NEWS HAS GON THROUGH VARIOUS ERAS AND PROFESSIONAL METAMORPHOSIS FOR CENTURIES, BUT FAKE NEWS IS NOT A NEW PHENOMENON. IN THIS COURSE, WE WILL STUDY THE EVOLUTION OF FAKE NEWS THROUGH THE HISTORY, PRACTICE, LITERATURE AND POLITICS OF NEWS.
Catalog Description:
Each special topics course examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
May 4, 2024 - 8:43 am