danah boyd, "Did Media Literacy Backfire" (PDF on website)
Caroline Jack, "What's Propaganda Got to Do With It?" (PDF on website)
Take Can you Tell Fake News from Real News
Screening in class: “Independent Media in a Time of War”
Current Event Due
Study Questions:
1. According to boyd, what is media literacy and why did it backfire?
2. According to Jack, why has the topic of propaganda reemerged?
3. How did you do on the fake news quiz?
