WEEK 3 DISCUSSION (see attached files)

WEEK 3: READ & WATCH

Please find below the content and items you need to read and watch this week. Please note your weekly discussions are tied to each week’s “Read & Watch”. MAIN FOCUS

1. Social Networking

2. Participatory Media

3. Fake News

4. Evaluating Web Resources

READ

1. Print Newspapers are dying faster than you think  (Web Page)

2. Current Popular Trends in the Newspaper Industry . Understanding Media & Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication. Chapter 4: Section 4.5

3. What is a Credible Source? How to Evaluate Web Resources.

VIEW / WATCH

1. Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier- Chapter 7 Virtual Worlds  PBS Online Video Documentary Series – Start the video then Navigate to Chapter 7 (52:05 - 1:01:26)

2. Henry Jenkins: Participatory Culture and Civic Engagement  (YouTube video)

3. Fake News Vs Real News  (PBS Online video)