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May 01, 2024
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ENGH 245 - Interpreting and Making the News4 credits
An exploration of the creation and impact of mass media news and the tensions created by the increasing merging of news and entertainment, the rise of profit-driven news media, the traditional role of the news industry to inform citizens, and the impact of users’ ability to select which news to view via the internet. Topics include how advertising revenue influences the entertainment component of the “news,” how the profit-margin influences what is considered newsworthy, how partisan and “fake” news shows influence the public conception of events, and how the increasing amount of readily available information influences the public conception of events, different perceptions among different cohorts, and the degree of truth in news reports.
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