by LIS101 | Sep 11, 2018 | Blogs, libguides, Research Skills |
Propaganda is used to support a narrative in the public’s debate about how the world works, what everything means, and how we should think and act. In order to create and disseminate propaganda, these are the steps a propagandist might take. Incidentally, I am using...
by LIS101 | Jul 25, 2019 | libguides, Research Skills, working with sources |
About this Hearing US Special Counsel Robert Mueller is testifying on Wednesday before two congressional committees about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by...
by LIS101 | Jun 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Blogs, global warming, Interviews, lecture notes, libguides, Readings, video content, Video Content and Multimedia |
This overview begins by talking about the political spectrum in the US and then describes the various biases of different news outlets. Attention is paid to different expressions and types of bias. After the relationship between politics and mass media is more fully...
by LIS101 | Sep 19, 2018 | lecture notes, Lesson Plans, Readings |
This overview of the materials in this class discusses generally: Why we see things differently. Why we don’t like to be wrong. Why it is dangerous to question authority. Where we got the letter A. The morbidity of Puritan children’s books. How culture and...
by LIS101 | Mar 20, 2018 | Advocacy |
Rand Corp just released a substantive report on the US’s diminishing respect for facts and expert analysis. As it may relate to our teaching of information literacy, civic engagement, and critical thinking, I thought to highlight some passages to share. If you...
by LIS101 | Aug 25, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Analysts tracking Russian influence operations find a feedback loop between Kremlin propaganda and far-right memes. by Isaac Arnsdorf Angee Dixson joined Twitter on Aug. 8 and immediately began posting furiously — about 90 times a day. A self-described...
by LIS101 | Jan 19, 2016 |
Module 4: The Production of Information Introduction The complex information ecosystem–in which public and private sources battle for control of policy, in which marketers and publishers compete for the public’s attention, in which popular press...
by LIS101 | Jan 18, 2016 |
Module 1: A Very Brief History of Information Introduction The complex information ecosystem in which we find ourselves–in which public and private sources battle for control of policy, in which marketers and publishers compete for our attention, in which...