The Impact of Digital Media on News Reporting and Writing
We used to imagine a journalist as somebody in a hat, who could run to a payphone to report a…
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The Impact of Social Media on Mass Communication
Introduction Social media has tremendously redefined the way that information is created, shared, and consumed over the last twenty years….
Barriers to Effective Mass Communication
Mass communication refers to the process of transmitting information to a large, diverse and geographically dispersed group of people through…
Politics, Propaganda, and Deepfakes: The New Frontline of Misinformation
Imaging watching a video of a politician saying something outrageous, only to realize afterwards that such event never happened and video was…
Deepfakes and the Erosion of Trust: Can We Believe What We See Online?
Imagine a world in which the evidence of a video or voice clip is useless, not due to poor quality,…
The Rise of Deepfakes: When Seeing Is No Longer Believing
For centuries, the camera has long made an ironclad promise: “Seeing is believing. It was the final judge of truth,…
Misinformation in the Digital Age: Can We Still Trust What We See Online?
The Digital Hydra: Misinformation and the Erosion of Trust With the digital age, the availability of information via social media…
Trust and Truth in the Age of Citizen Journalism: Navigating Credibility Online
Imagine that you are on the street where a history is playing out; a spontaneous political demonstration, an epic natural catastrophe, or…
Citizen Journalism and the Fight for Free Speech
In an era where information travels faster than ever, the power to tell stories is no longer confined to newsrooms…