The Dark(er) Side of Media: Crash Course Media Literacy #10
Propaganda! Misinformation! Disinformation! Today we're talking about the dark – or, shall we say, darkER – side of media. Understanding these media bogeymen is essential to being a more...
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Say you have an evil twin. They’re just like you but...different – somehow evil-er. Maybe they have a fancy twirling mustache and are just constantly listening to emo music. Maybe they hate chocolate and fun and bubbles and the greatest film of all time, Titanic. What if your evil twin not only looked and sounded just like you, but pretended to be you. They stole your family and your friends and your significant other and your favorite pair of shoes. They persuaded everyone they were the real you and you were the evil twin. And then you were left all confused and alone and you didn’t even get a fancy twirling mustache. Sounds like a nightmare, right? We’ve talked all about persuasive techniques and advertising and public relations during this course...
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Say you have an evil twin. They’re just like you but...different – somehow evil-er. Maybe they have a fancy twirling mustache and are just constantly listening to emo music. Maybe they hate chocolate and fun and bubbles and the greatest film of all time, Titanic. What if your evil twin not only looked and sounded just like you, but pretended to be you. They stole your family and your friends and your significant other and your favorite pair of shoes. They persuaded everyone they were the real you and you were the evil twin. And then you were left all confused and alone and you didn’t even get a fancy twirling mustache. Sounds like a nightmare, right? We’ve talked all about persuasive techniques and advertising and public relations during this course...
