American Journalism and "Fake News" : Examining the Facts /: Examining the Facts. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Seth Ashley, Jessica Roberts, Adam Maksl.
• Authors: Ashley, Seth; Roberts, Jessica; Maksl, Adam
• Contents: How to Use This BookIntroduction: Journalism's Role in Democratic Society1 Journalists: What They Do and Whom They Work ForQ1. Are Journalists Representative of the Population They Serve?Q2. Can Anyone Be a Journalist?Q3. Do Individual Journalists Have the Power to Decide What Is Published or Aired?Q4. Are Journalists Objective?Q5. Are Journalists Expected to Follow Any Formal Ethical Guidelines in Their Work?Q6. Do Traditional Newspapers Still Play a Role in Modern Journalism?Q7. Do Public Relations Professionals Influence Journalists?2 News Media Law and EconomicsQ8. Does the First Amendment Give Journalists Any Special Legal Rights?Q9. Does the Federal Government Regulate News Media?Q10. Is America's News Media Landscape Dominated by Just a Few Corporations?Q11. Do Newsgathering Organizations Only Publish Content That Will Make Them Money?Q12. Is the American News Media System the Same as That of the Rest of the Developed World?3 News AudiencesQ13. Do Most Americans Get Their News Online Today?Q14. Do Liberals and Conservatives Consume Different Media?Q15. Do Americans Trust the News Media?Q16. Do News Media Organizations Shape Their Coverage to Attract Viewers with Certain Political Beliefs?Q17. Do Audiences Influence News Content?4 News and PoliticsQ18. Are All News Media Biased?Q19. When Covering Elections, Do News Media Typically Focus on the Issues and Policies That Affect Citizens?Q20. Do Politicians Set the Agenda for Journalists?Q21. Is the Relationship between Politicians and Journalists Adversarial or Cooperative?Q22. Do Journalists Have Valid Reasons to Use Anonymous or Unnamed Sources?Q23. Can Politicians Circumvent Journalists by Using Social Media?Q24. Do News Media Increase Political Polarization?5 "Fake News" and MisinformationQ25. What Is "Fake News"?Q26. Does President Trump Use the Term "Fake News" to Try to Discredit Any Reporting That Is Critical of Him or His Administration?Q27. Did "Fake News" Influence the Outcome of the 2016 Presidential Election?Q28. Are "Fake News" and Other Types of Misinformation More Easily Spread because of Social Media?Q29. Can Anything Be Done to Stop the Spread of "Fake News"?6 Representation and Reality in News CoverageQ30. Is the World Really as Dangerous as News Media Seem to Suggest?Q31. Do News Media Accurately Represent Scientific Knowledge and Consensus?Q32. Are Minorities and Women Accurately Represented in News Media?Q33. Does News Coverage of the Economy Reflect the Average American's Reality?Q34. Do News Media Accurately Represent the Realities of War?7 The Future of JournalismQ35. Is American Journalism Dying?Q36. Will Technological Changes Continue to Influence How Journalism Is Practiced?Q37. Will Journalism Play a Significant Role in the Future of American Democracy?IndexAbout the Authors.
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines -- Journalism; Press & journalism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216046325
• Related ISBNs: 9781440861833
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