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  • 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...

Burger King Offers a Net Neutrality Lesson

by LIS101 | Jan 25, 2018 | Advocacy, video content, Video Content and Multimedia, Webpages | 0 comments

Burger King explains net neutrality.  Read PCGamer for more....

History, Tradition, and Culture — What it all means for Information Literacy

by LIS101 | Oct 17, 2017 | Readings, Video Content and Multimedia | 0 comments

This short presentation touches on historiography, narratives, tradition, memes, and culture and speculates about the impact of culture on information literacy.             Culture and Information PDF                        Culture and...

Discussion Activity for Visual Literacy

by LIS101 | May 13, 2016 | Assignments, Video Content and Multimedia | 0 comments

OVERVIEW One of the methods used to disseminate information is via video. Every day we see television commercials, online videos, newscasts, and more, many of which are meant to sway our opinions and influence our decisions. This exercise will introduce you to some of...

Marty Kaplan on Why the Media Ignores Climate Change

by LIS101 | May 12, 2016 | Video Content and Multimedia | 0 comments

Media scholar Marty Kaplan sits with Bill Moyers to discuss how and why major news media, including Fox News and CNN, choose to ignore critical news and information about climate change — leaving comedy shows like The Daily Show and The Late Show to pick up the slack....

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