by LIS101 | Oct 23, 2018 | Readings |
By: TIM MAK With midterm elections just two weeks away, Facebook says it is ramping up its operations to fight disinformation. The social media behemoth has established a “war room” at its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., where specialists try to detect...
by LIS101 | May 13, 2016 | Assignments, Video Content and Multimedia |
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...
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...