Identifying Misinformation in the Media

Catalog description

This course is designed to help students critically engage with the digital media they encounter in their daily lives and build savvy skills to navigate this endless online world of information and proliferating disinformation. The course examines the digital communication, information, entertainment -- and even surveillance – that surrounds us all. Critical engagement includes understanding theories used to study the power of these media and practical techniques to assess the accuracy of digital content.