Monday 4 December 2017

November 23rd 2017: The News Industry

Word of the year 2017

  • Fake news - false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting
Word of the year 2016
  • Post-Truth - Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.
Echo-Chamber
  • If we get our news via our social media it is said that we can live in an 'echo chamber' - we just see our own benefits reflected back at us rathering than seeing alternative viewpoints

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