Trusting the News in a Digital Age

[b]TRUSTING THE NEWS[/b] [i]in a Digital Age[/i] [b]How to use critical thinking to discern real news from fake news[/b][i]Trusting the News in a Digital Age[/i] provides an ethical framework and the much-needed tools for assessing information produced in our digital age. With the tsunami of information on social media and other venues, many have come to distrust all forms of communication, including the news. This practical text offers guidance on how to use critical thinking, appropriate skepticism, and journalistic curiosity to handle this flow of undifferentiated information.Designed to encourage critical thinking, each chapter introduces specific content, followed at…