https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26 2018 en-us 2018-10-18 13:59:43 UTC 2025-11-26 12:55:26 UTC hello@padlet.com eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/299585590 In "Combating Fake News in the Digital Age, Burkhardt asserts that "The glut of information is akin to having no information at all, as true information looks exactly like untrue, biased, and satirical information" (11).]]> 2018-11-01 20:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/299585590 eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/299586248 Burkhardt argues that many thought that the internet would bring about more democratic systems of sharing information since powerful news agencies would no longer be the only news producers; however, the sheer volume of people creating and sharing information in an almost-instantaneous fashion partnered with the use of bots to target specific audiences has overshadowed any predicted benefits (Burkhardt 10-11). ]]> 2018-11-01 20:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/299586248 eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300607359 Amanpour, a well-renowned journalist, urges viewers that "...if you don't understand the truth and if you get trapped in the fake news paradigm, then you are an accomplice" (2:55).]]> 2018-11-05 17:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300607359 eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300608704 A 2017 Gallup Poll found that the country is divided on their perception of the news media. Fifty percent of those polled stated they feel that their is enough information available to make informed decisions even though some bias is present while 47 percent say the bias keeps them from knowing what is true (Jones). ]]> 2018-11-05 17:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300608704 eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300611738 When nearly 20,000 people were polled by Gallup about their perceptions of the news media, it was found that Americans are less confident today than they were in the 1980's about how to know what information is true in the news. This is because Americans are more skeptical of news sources and they have such an abundance of information available. This data shows "an erosion of media trust" is trending (Jones). ]]> 2018-11-05 17:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300611738 eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300616577 Coler, a creator of fake news sites, explains that creating fake news is easy because people are willing to believe news stories that confirm their political point of view. For example, one of his earliest fake news stories was about people in Colorado using food stamps to purchase 🤬. This story had no truth to it, yet people were quick to believe it because they already had stereotypes created about those who use food stamps (Sydell).]]> 2018-11-05 17:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300616577 eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300626234 One way to overcome misinformation due to bias is to seek out information that represents both sides of the issue (Amanpour). By comparing a news story from CNN and Fox News' perspective, the reader gets context to how the information presented is interpreted by people from differing points of view (Amanpour). ]]> 2018-11-05 17:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300626234 eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300628870 DiLascio-Martinuk defines confirmation bias as when a news reader seeks out information that confirms what he or she already believes and tends to distrust any information that challenges current beliefs (DiLascio-Martinuk)]]> 2018-11-05 18:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300628870 eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300634445 In Joanna Burkhardt's library guide for combating fake news, she explains that before the printing press, written documents were very permanent and only created by the rich and powerful, which led them to have control over what information citizens had access to. At that point in history, it was nearly impossible to determine if information reported was true (5).]]> 2018-11-05 18:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300634445 eliza_crim1 https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300635295 With the invention of the printing press, publishing information became more widespread, leading to satirical news and blatantly fake news. Examples go as far back as 1522 in France, and Edgar Allan Poe is documented as having published six news stories that were hoaxes (Burkhardt 6). ]]> 2018-11-05 18:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/eliza_crim1/s4p9se1rrx26/wish/300635295