Spring 2023
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)
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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:
March 11, 2025 - 3:43 am