SDSU Fake News Essay

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ESSAY 4: FINAL ESSAY THE PROMPT The final unit of our course focuses on fake news and the various problems it causes, and the texts we read proposed a few different ideas aimed at helping to slow its spread. Using the analytical and evaluative skills we’ve developed this semester, you will argue which of the three articles we read for this unit makes the best argument as to what should be done about fake news. Your paper should: 1. Introduce the topic of fake news as we’ve discussed it for this unit. 2. Briefly introduce each of the three articles and describe their main arguments about how to control the spread of fake news. 3. Make an argument for which of the three texts presents the best, based on the logic of the writer’s argument and how well they support their ideas. 4. Briefly address the other two texts and explain why their arguments are weaker than the one you chose. REQUIREMENTS Your final essay portfolio should include a copy of your outline and rough draft along with two completed peer review worksheets. MLA format. This requires: Times New Roman size 12 font, double spacing, 1 inch margins, appropriate heading and page numbers, correct in-text citations, and a Works Cited page. At least 5 full pages (this means to the bottom of the page), not including Works Cited page Printed and stapled DUE DATES Rough draft due: Tuesday, May 7th Final portfolio due: Thursday, May 16th (emailed to me by midnight)
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Surname 1
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Fake News
With the age of rapidly growing technology, fake news has become a global disaster as
far as information is of concern. It is not uncommon to bump to multiple links to misleading
information anytime one opens his or her browser. Most unfortunate, however, is the inability of
most users to recognize the difference between fake news and credible news due to lack of
knowledge of doing such or simply ignorance. In particular, the digital world seems to care less
or more unforgiving to various elements of our society (may it be brands and personalities) with
respect to defamation and tarnishing of their reputations which by most circumstances the lie
prevails than the truth. The political dimension in the recent United States general election
particularly Donald Trump is an enormous example that has suffered the demeaning effects of
fake news. Given this situation, the big question lies on how fake news can be put under control
to minimize their societal misinformation effects. As such, the article, ‘fake news is a real
problem. Here’s how students can solve it’ by John Spenser seems to outline a better approach
towards control of fake news menace relative to other articles titled ‘why stopping fake news is
so hard’ by Kalev Leetaru and ‘want to stop fake news? Pay for the real thing’ by David Chavern
due to the greater logic and broader perspective it presents in solving the problem.

Surname 2
To begin with, the article by Kaley Leetaru offers a very informative but yet critical
perspective on the possible methodologies of regulating the negative impacts of fake news in our
society. Leetaru in his articles asserts that although the impacts of fake news can be managed, it
is a difficult affair that coils around complexities. According to the author, classification,
labeling, and automatic detection of fake news make up some of the possible strategies that can
be used to curb fake news. Leetaru argues that through such means as classification and labeling
of fake news clearly notifies the readers of the credibility of the content thus heightening
awareness with regard to fake news. On the o...

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