Information is now available to everybody who wants to get it just by turning the TV or the radio on or opening a right web-page, but you can never know whether what you are reading is true. The problem of media’s manipulation of information became so big that the term...“fake news” was named the most frequently used in 2017. That is why professors are giving their students an assignment to write essays on fake news so that teenagers could be prepared to analyze the information that is given to them by the news anchors. The papers that include introduction, conclusion and the outline of the work of mass media in the modern world can teach students to be careful with what they hear on TV. If you do not know how to do this type of writing, you can find numerous samples on the web.
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The approach of media innovation, internet, and social media and with their ascending to conspicuousness in this era has escalated the aggregate disdain of postmodern culture for the truth. The development of media innovation and its effect in present-day life is unmeasurable molding both the...
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Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue.
Types
There are 7 types of fake news: satire or parody, false connection, misleading content, false context, impostor content, manipulated content, fabricated content.
Effects
Fake news causes mistrust of information among people. It also encourages people to invent excuses, to dismiss others' ideas, to exaggerate the truth, and to spread rumors. Misinformation also results in undermining the democratic process and create platforms for harmful conspiracy theories and hate speech.