Schedule - Week 3

WEEK THREE

9/12 Does fake news mislead the public?
DUE READ Unit 3, Issue 9, beginning page 173, Julia Fox, et al. & Barry Hollander

9/14 Are humor and substance at odds? Can human help in the transmission of substantive news coverage?
DUE WATCH fake news (Colbert Report www.colbertnation.com & The Daily Show www.thedailyshow.com). Choose a specific day’s broadcasts on September 7 or later. Watch the full episode as posted on the website. Use the coding scheme provided in Fox, et al. to ANALYZE each segment.

9/16 Gaga / Debate: Do media cause individuals to develop negative body images?
DUE Paper #1: Is fake news effective at filling the vital role of media within the context of a democracy? 4-5 pages. Paper should include Introduction, Review of the Literature, Method, Results (Tabulated Raw Data), Analytical Discussion, and List of References.


WEEK FOUR

9/19 Do media cause individuals to develop negative body images?
DUE READ Unit 1, Issue 4, beginning page 67, Dworkin, et al., and Levine, et al.