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Editorial: New media literacy minor timely addition to college

Editorial: New media literacy minor timely addition to college

April 10, 2019
Ultimately, this minor is a much-needed addition to the college, and the college should ensure that the program is fully utilized and supported in the coming semesters.
Cyndy Scheibe, professor in the Department of Psychology and coordinator of the new media literacy minor, gives a presentation on media literacy and fake news during Spring 2018. The School of Humanities and Sciences at Ithaca College recently approved a new minor in media literacy. She has been advocating for the minor to be implemented at the college for the past 10 years.

H&S approves new media literacy minor

By Erika Liberati, Staff Writer • April 9, 2019
H&S has approved a new interdisciplinary minor in media literacy. Students can begin to declare the minor in Fall 2019.
Sara Haefeli, associate professor of music theory, history and composition and editor in chief of the Journal of Music History Pedagogy, recently published her first issue on academic information literacy.

Q&A: Professor publishes journal addressing fake news

By Meredith Burke, Opinion Editor • February 13, 2019
Opinion Editor Meredith Burke spoke with Haefeli about the topic of the journal’s most recent issue, why she took on the editor in chief position and her plans for the journal moving forward.
Real lives, fake news

Real lives, fake news

By Elizabeth Bierly, Staff Writer • October 22, 2018
When our own biases begin to censor news for us, it’s a slippery slope between questioning the necessity of the freedom of the press — or eliminating it completely.
Lisa Farman, assistant professor in the Department of Strategic Communications, recently published her study on political self-efficacy.

Q&A: Assistant professor studies political knowledge

By Meaghan McElroy, Opinion Editor • January 25, 2018
Opinion Editor Meaghan McElroy spoke with Farman about her results, partisan TV programs and the ways epistemic political efficacy ties into fake news.
Chris Sperry, director of curriculum and staff development for Project Look Sharp, and Executive Director Cyndy Scheibe host a discussion on the topic of media literacy, following a screening of "1984."

Project Look Sharp hosts screening of ‘1984’ film

By Meaghan McElroy, Staff Writer • April 5, 2017
To examine the parallels of current events and fiction, cinemas across the country held screenings of the movie adaptation of George Orwell’s “1984.”
Bob Freeman, executive director of the New York State Committee on Open Government, visited Ithaca College on March 6 to discuss with student journalists how to fight fake news with the Freedom of Information Act.

Speaker discusses importance of fighting fake news

By Samantha Mendiguren, Staff Writer • March 7, 2017
Bob Freeman, executive director of the Committee on Open Government, tackled the phenomenon of “fake news" at a presentation held at Ithaca College.

National Recap: Trump’s war on media continues

By Celisa Calacal, Opinion Editor • March 1, 2017
Trump’s frequent peddling of “fake news” has often come in the wake of negative news reports about his administration or his policies.
Commentary: "Alternative facts" pose a danger to truth

Commentary: “Alternative facts” pose a danger to truth

By Trenton Firster • March 1, 2017
By blurring that line, partisan news became fake news, and anything that didn’t align with official policy became invalid.

Free press is a cornerstone of democracy

By Emma Whitestone • February 8, 2017
News outlets should not have to fear that they will be labeled “fake” for reporting on real information.
Many young people do not have the ability to distinguish between real and fake information found online, a Stanford University study found.

Students lack awareness of fake news

By Sam Haut, Staff Writer • January 23, 2017
Fake news stories proliferated during the election, to glorify or vilify either candidate, according to a news analysis by BuzzFeed News.
Editorial: Fake news undermines well-informed democracy

Editorial: Fake news undermines well-informed democracy

By The Ithacan • December 7, 2016
As the world grows more ideologically polarized, seeking out confirmation bias grows more tempting by the day.
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