Readings on Mistrust of the Media from Elements of Argument pages 608-620

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This discussion forum is based on the four short readings from the “Mistrust of the Media” from Elements of Argument, pages 608-620: Download “Mistrust of the Media” from Elements of Argument, pages 608-620:
EA 608-612, Carson, “Fake News: What Exactly Is It – and How Can You Spot It?”
EA 612-614, Jones, “US Media Trust Continues to Recover…”
EA 614-618, Rosling, “The Blame Instinct,”
EA 618-620, Rusbridger, “Journalism Has Changed in the Blink of an Eye”
Questions
Please number and answer the four following questions in four to five sentences each:
James Carson, in “Fake News: What Exactly Is It – and How Can You Spot It?”, writes that “the rise of social media has broken down many of the boundaries that prevented fake news from spreading in democracies.” What support does he offer for that claim?
According to Jeffery M. Jones, in “US Media Trust Continues to Recover from 2016 Low,” what has happened to Americans’ level of mistrust in the media since 2016? Why have Republicans and Democrats had such different levels in trust? What assumptions underly the thinking of each party?
Do you agree or disagree with Hans Rosling’s statement in “The Blame Instinct” that “You should not expect the media to provide you with a fact-based worldview any more than you would think it reasonable to use a set of” vacation photos “as your GPS system to help you navigate” around a major city? Elaborate on your reasons for your answer.
According to Alan Rusbridger in “Journalism Has Changed in the Blink of an Eye,” how has social media changed journalism? What are some of the positives and negatives of those changes?

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