You have had the opportunity to review a variety of political news articles throughout the Term and to critically analyze the methods of influence used to sway readers to the authors agenda. Now its time to meta-analyze the results of your individual journal assignment exercises. You should note critical differences identified between the three articles, and provide examples from the articles that demonstrate these differences. Based on lessons learned during this critical analysis, students will also articulate implications for consuming news media moving forward.
Be sure to use specific quotes and/or references to the articles selected in your paper. Cite at least two ANU library research articles to support your analysis. APA format required. You may wish to briefly introduce each article with a sentence or two, but you should avoid re-summarizing each article individually. The purpose of this assignment is an analysis paper.
Which propaganda techniques seem to be the most commonly used among the articles? Why do you think this is?
Which propaganda techniques do you think are the most/least effective? Why?
Why is it important to be able to recognize propaganda? What impact has it had on history? What impact does it have today?
Do you think it becomes harder to recognize propaganda if you have started to believe in the ideas it presents? Explain. What strategies can be used to avoid confirmation bias in news consumption.
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