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DANGERS OF THE NEWS(FEED): AN EXPLORATION INTO FAKE NEWS, PHOTOGRAPHIC TRUTH AND THE POWER OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION ON FACEBOOK

In an age of ever-expanding digital communication platforms and the presence of news online becoming paramount, the amount of information being shared and the truth of that information is becoming more and more difficult to track. The power of these social platforms is one that all should recognize and reflect upon in terms of their use of them, and reliance on them for the information they need. This thesis seeks to explore this power and the ways in which to remedy the falsities spread on the platforms faster than ever before, through photographic journalism.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:CLAREMONT/oai:scholarship.claremont.edu:scripps_theses-2217
Date01 January 2018
CreatorsGalla, Taylor
PublisherScholarship @ Claremont
Source SetsClaremont Colleges
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceScripps Senior Theses
Rights2018 Taylor A Galla, default

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