Compare and contrast the propaganda and bias emerging from jihadist fighters (Klausen, 2015) and the Chinese state (King, Pan, Roberts, 2017).
The required readings this week include a variety of recent examples of media bias and propaganda. Using these required readings, address the following prompts and questions:
- Compare and contrast the propaganda and bias emerging from jihadist fighters (Klausen, 2015) and the Chinese state (King, Pan, Roberts, 2017).
- What arguments does Schiffrin (2017) make about social media and democracy?
- After reading these articles, what recommendations would you make regarding the dissemination of propaganda through popular or social media?
Requirements:
- Review the CSU-Global Library Guide for reading a peer-reviewed article (Links to an external site.).
- Cite all claims and ideas using scholarly sources.
- Include at least one scholarly source that is not part of the required or recommended reading for this course. The
- Your paper should be 4-5 pages in length (not including the title page and reference page). Format your paper according to the CSU Global Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)
Requirements: 4+ pages | .doc file
Here is the articles:
- King, G., Pan, J., & Roberts, M. E. (2017). How the Chinese government fabricates social media posts for strategic distraction, not engaged argument. The American Political Science Review, 111(3), 484-501.
- Klausen, J. (2015). Tweeting the Jihad: Social media networks of Western foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 38(1), 1-22.
- Machiorlatti, J. A. (2017). Media literacy. In M. Allen (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of communication research methods (Vols. 1-4). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
- Schiffrin, A. (2017). Disinformation and democracy: The internet transformed protest but did not improve democracy. Journal of International Affairs, 71(1),
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