Module 5 Discussion Forum: Media Bias and Propaganda
HUM101 Module 5 Discussion Forum
I would ask that you write an initial discussion post following the requirements below and a separate post answering the professors question he post as well. This assignment is due the 11th at midnight. Thank you!
Media Bias and Propaganda
Discussion Questions
A) Why might news media outlets engage in propaganda, sophistic objectivity, or sociocentrism?
B) What alternative sources of information would you suggest in terms of securing less biased information and news sources? Why do you suggest these?
C) Response to peers: As you review the posts of your peers, review their suggested alternative news sources. What potential bias or propaganda might be introduced by the suggested source?
Requirements for Discussion Boards
- Use the required readings to analyze and engage the discussion board questions.
- Your initial post should be roughly 200 words (plus or minus 10%). Each subsequent post should be 100 words (plus or minus 10%).
- Include one or two scholarly sources that are not required or recommended for the HUM 101 course. The CSU-Global Library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. is a good place to find these sources.
- Format your discussion, including all in-text citations and references, according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
- Each discussion board post (including follow-up posts) should include scholarly citations and references.
Message from Professor:
Hey Everyone,
I’m hoping we can each jump in with initial posts early this week. Thought I’d kick us off.
As I’m thinking about this week’s discussion post – I came across a brief read dealing with religion. Lea Surugue writes about how she believes spiritual people that believe in the supernatural suppress critical thinking. Take a few minutes to read and let me know in a few sentences what you agree or disagree with and why. Thanks.
Retrieved from http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/
References
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2012). Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life (3rd edition). Boston: Pearson.
Propaganda. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.
Required
- Chapter 12 in Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life (3rd ed.).
- King, G., Pan, J., & Roberts, M. E. (2017). How the Chinese government fabricates social media posts for strategic distraction, not engaged argument. The American Political Science Review, 111(3), 484-501.
- Klausen, J. (2015). Tweeting the Jihad: Social media networks of Western foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 38(1), 1-22. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/
doi/full/10.1080/1057610X. 2014.974948?scroll=top& needAccess=true - Murphy, D. M., & White, J. F. (2007). Propaganda: Can a word decide a war? Parameters, 37(3), 15.
Recommended
- Yanagizawa-Drott, D. (2014). Propaganda and conflict: Evidence from the Rwandan genocide. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(4), 1947-1994.
References
Chapter 12. Paul, R. & Elder, L. (2012). Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
King, G., Pan, J., & Roberts, M. E. (2017). How the Chinese government fabricates social media posts for strategic distraction, not engaged argument. The American Political Science Review, 111(3), 484-501.
Klausen, J. (2015). Tweeting the Jihad: Social media networks of Western foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 38(1), 1-22. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/
McGraw-Hill Education Holdings, LLC. (2017). Chapter [3] overview. Retrieved from http://highered.mheducation.
Murphy, D. M., & White, J. F. (2007). Propaganda: Can a word decide a war? Parameters, 37(3), 15.
Oxford University Press. (2017). Propaganda. Retrieved from https://en.oxforddictionaries.
Subramanyam, R. (2013). Art of reading a journal article: Methodically and effectively. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: JOMFP, 17(1), 65–70. http://doi.org/10.4103/0973-
Yanagizawa-Drott, D. (2014). Propaganda and conflict: Evidence from the Rwandan genocide. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(4), 1947-1994. Retrieved from https://dash.harvard.edu/
Answer preview
Why News Media Outlets Engage in Propaganda
News Media outlets might engage in propaganda because of the basis of ownership. Propagandas often leads to conflicts and cause adverse impacts to nations and individuals as well, for example, following the Rwandan genocide (Yanagizawa-Drott, 2014). Media outlets owned by the state, such as in China work in favor of the country since the state influences funding and control. The social media posts show cheerleading for China and the revolutions the government has had (King, Pan, and Roberts, 2017). Also, media outlets associated with a specific terror group may engage in propaganda to intimidate the populations. For example, terror groups use twitter handles to spread insurgency fear to society and to…
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