Readings and class lecture addressed the challenge of defining “fake news”. Explain the different definitions and (briefly) the effects of each major type of “fake news” on American politics. Why is one type of “fake news” most concerning for American politics? (The last part of the question has no ‘correct’ answer, so grading will be based on how well grounded it is in readings, lecture and discussion material.) USE AT LEAST THE FOUR OF THE LISTED SOURCES IN THE ESSAY: Kreiss 2016 seizing the moment the presidential campaign US Uber to-2017 Fake news and partisan blowhards were invented Goodbye Non partisan Journalism and Good riddance Arceneaux and Johnson Changing minds and Changjng partisan News Miller 2019 Who knows more about politics a dual explanation The nature and origins of Misoerceptions Understand Klein berg and Lau 2019 the importance of Political knowledge for effectiveness Dynamics of Political Communication Media and Politics in Digital Age third edition Pingree and Stoycheff 2013 Differentiating Cueing from Reasoning in Agenda Enders and Scott 2018 Analysis White racial resentment has be gaining steam Knupfer and Entman Fox News uses the word hate much more than MSNBC Hershey 2020 political bias in media doesnt threaten democracy Hassell 2020 There is no liberal media bias in which news stories PRRI Staff Trumpism After Trump How Fox News Structures Dunawah 2015 Objectivity and Information Bias in Campaign news
