CMST 301
Write a 250-word essay for each question below. Sources and data are required for each essay.
Sources: https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/
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Question 3 Essay. How has "fake news" come to exist and spread so rapidly? Why do you think this happens? How is "fake news" harmful? What are the long- and short-term effects and consequences of being a consumer of "fake news"? How does it affect each of us? How can we, as consumers and sharers of news, learn to identify potential "fake news" stories? Support your discussion with reliable sources.
Sources: https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/science/article/pii/S0191886921006486?via%3Dihub
https://doaj.org/article/636db73a56ba49ef9e1530b4b7d842e7
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/science/article/pii/S0099133321000811?via%3Dihub
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Question 5 Essay. How has Digital Media influenced (or changed) children of this generation? How are their lives different than ours? Include a historical (before and after the digital media) and global perspective (include discussion of the US and at least two additional countries). Include whether the change has been positive, negative, or both. Support your discussion with reliable sources.
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/science/article/pii/S0828282X20304001?via%3Dihub
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Question 8 Essay. Discuss how social media was used in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election in terms of communicating with voters, fundraising, and campaign organizing. Discuss how databases of political information can be used to help voters make decisions on candidates and issues. Support your discussion with reliable sources.
https://academic.oup.com/poq/article/84/S1/236/5871904?login=true
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/02/15/voter-files-study-qa/
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