Variety of recent examples of media bias and propaganda
The required readings this week include a variety of recent examples of media bias and propaganda. Using these required readings, address the following prompts and questions:
Compare and contrast the propaganda and bias emerging from jihadist fighters (Klausen, 2015) and the Chinese state (King, Pan, Roberts, 2017).
What arguments does Schiffrin (2017) make about social media and democracy?
After reading these articles, what recommendations would you make regarding the dissemination of propaganda through popular or social media?
Requirements:
Review the CSU-Global Library Guide for reading a peer-reviewed article (Links to an external site.).
Cite all claims and ideas using scholarly sources.
Include at least one scholarly source that is not part of the required or recommended reading for this course. The
Your paper should be 4-5 pages in length (not including the title page and reference page). Format your paper according to the CSU Global Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)
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Here is the articles:
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.
Machiorlatti, J. A. (2017). Media literacy. In M. Allen (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of communication research methods (Vols. 1-4). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Schiffrin, A. (2017). Disinformation and democracy: The internet transformed protest but did not improve democracy. Journal of International Affairs, 71(1), 117–125.
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