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  • Introduction
  • Module 1: A Very Brief History of Information
  • Module 2: The Consumption of Information
  • Module 3: Politics and the Legal Landscape of Information
  • Module 4: The Production of Information
  • Module 5: Information Online
  • Module 6: Organizing Information
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Politics, Mass Media, and Science

by LIS101 | Jun 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Blogs, global warming, Interviews, lecture notes, libguides, Readings, video content, Video Content and Multimedia | 0 comments

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...

The Information Landscape of Gun Control: An Exploration of Free Speech, Academic Freedom, Government, Industry, Lobbyists, and Universities

by LIS101 | Jul 19, 2018 | Interviews, Readings | 0 comments

Today LIS101 interviews University of Nebraska English professor and gun control advocate Amanda Gailey. This interview sheds some light on the different factors that impact the quality of the information that informs this public debate, including culture, free...

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