REMINDERS
APRIL 16
NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK
You will receive midterm grades over break via email.
APRIL 23
REFLECTIVE ESSAY AND FINAL PROJECT DISCUSSION
APRIL 30
REFLECTIVE ESSAY AND FINAL PROJECT ASSIGNED
MAY 14
REFLECTIVE ESSAY DUE
MAY 21
FINAL PROJECT
Class Presentation – Reality TV and Beyond Fake News
REALITY TV
BEYOND FAKE NEWS
Key questions for class:
How do we move forward in our country if people don’t agree on the facts?
Why do people believe conspiracy theories?
These are complicated, polarized times in the U.S. Often it seems like there are different realities being lived at the same time depending on where someone gets their information. In this class session, we will move beyond simply identifying “fake” information and move towards an understanding of why people believe what they believe.
Homework Due Monday, April 21 at 11:59pm
Finish Embedded Alternate Realities Podcast (All 3 episodes)
Write a 1-2 page reflection on this podcast series.
Did you like it? Why or why not? What did you find most interesting? Were you satisified with the ending? Why or why not?
Imagine you were asked to make a 4th episode of this series. What would you want it to cover? Who would you want to participate? What questions would you ask to the participants?
Bonus Material:
https://video.kqed.org/video/can-you-win-an-argument-with-a-conspiracy-theorist-qmmezc/
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-secret-economy-of-conspiracy-theories-xzzukk/
Media Literacy (TREM 2160) 
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