Abstract
Between the early 1700s and through the 1900’s, newspapers appeared around the world. xcept Russia and other communist and dictatorship counties, young people worked at attaining apprenticeships and attended college to become journalists– training in ethics to report accurate, unbiased information. This practice continued into the early 2000s. But with the advent of the Internet in the late 1990’s, new information known as social media, for example, Twitter, Facebook, etc., became popular however, with no real basis behind it. This resulted in regular news channels such as CNN, MSNBC, FOX, and others sensationalizing the news to attract more viewers. Because these organizations tend to lean politically one way, we are seeing the entire news system in America morphing into one big “Pravda”. The purpose of this research is to review history and consider where things are headed in the United States, and perhaps around the world.
Presenters
Ed LindooProgram Director, Computer Information Systems, Anderson College of Business and Computer Science, Regis University, Colorado, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
PRAVDA, FAKE NEWS, CENSORSHIP, CANCELLED, SOCIAL MEDIA, VOTER SUPPRESSION
