by Jenny Jannari | Sep 17, 2018 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, WPI Activities
In recent years, I have encountered several people who have said they no longer follow the news, as it makes them tired and unhappy. These are smart, well-educated people with demanding jobs. Saying goodbye to depressing daily newscasts is a way for them to manage...
by Jenny Jannari | Aug 30, 2018 | Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, WPI Activities
It is important that privileged people are regularly reminded of their good fortune. The best way to do this is to hear the stories of others and get out of the bubble where it is most comfortable to live in. The world is in a state of severe polarization at the...
by Joana Azevedo Viana | Aug 29, 2018 | Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, Politics, WPI Activities
Welcome to Ely, population 3,400+. Located in the northern part of Minnesota, next to the Canadian border, it is a relatively small town by American standards – and a very polarized one, regular Minnesotans tell us before we depart from the Twin Cities to the...
by Maciej Czarnecki | Oct 5, 2017 | Journalism in the era of "fake news"
From Washington, D.C., to Warsaw, Poland, the ”fake news” term became a useful tool for populists to denounce everything they do not agree with. Donald Trump’s repeated accusations against the ”failing” New York Times and ”fake news” CNN are so similar to Polish Law...
by Vanessa Barford | Sep 28, 2017 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Political Coverage
“Bad story selection – or in not so-PC terms – dumb, lazy noise.” That’s how Peter Hamby, the head of news at Snapchat, summed up the biggest threat to the media industry at a panel discussion at the Texas Tribune festival on September 23. “The homogeneity of news is...
by Eltaf Najafizada | Sep 24, 2017 | Journalism in the era of "fake news"
Fake news is more of a disgusting issue than an interesting one, and almost everyone we meet in the United States talks about it. In order to tackle and spot the fabricated news, some academicians have recently added a new “news literacy” module to journalism...