Discuss the degree to which misinformation and disinformation are a problem in politics in the US. Then explain what tactics can be effective in combatting misinformation and disinformation based on readings and class. Be sure to discuss evidence from readings and class about (a) how effective the tactics are and (b) under what conditions these tactics are most likely to be effective. USE AT LEAST FOUR OF THE SOURCES LISTED 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
