Communication and Misinformation

1 Unit · Undergraduate

This course will explore the factors that make people vulnerable to misinformation and the reasons that corrections so often fail to change their minds. We will also analyze how those tendencies are enhanced by media technologies and exploited by various stakeholders. In addition, we will consider possible remedies that could be employed to combat misperceptions. Finally, students will put knowledge into practice, by producing an original podcast episode in small groups.