Media Manipulation / Propaganda

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Skill: beginner
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Last Update: February 13, 2025

Course Overview

Summary

This course explores how media shapes public perception and influences societal constructs. Through critical analysis of documentaries, books, and exercises, students will develop the tools to recognize media manipulation techniques, understand their impacts, and foster media literacy. By the end of this course, students will be better equipped to navigate the complex world of modern media with clarity and skepticism.

Course Benefits

  • Develop critical thinking skills to analyze media content.
  • Recognize propaganda techniques and their psychological impacts.
  • Foster media literacy for better decision-making and communication.
  • Learn how investigative journalism counters manipulation and promotes accountability.
  • Build awareness of how media influences societal narratives.

Who this course is for

  • ndividuals curious about the role of media in shaping public perception.
  • Those who wish to develop critical thinking and media analysis skills.
  • Students looking to understand the interplay between media, politics, and society.
  • Beginners seeking to identify propaganda and its techniques in daily life.

Courses materials

  • Detailed lesson content with beginner-friendly explanations.
  • Mandatory and optional documentaries for visual learning.
  • Books offering diverse perspectives on media influence and accountability.
  • Quizzes to test understanding and reinforce concepts.
  • Reflective exercises for practical application of knowledge.

Course Content

  • Media Influences

    • Analyzing Media's Influences

    • Assignment: Media Analysis Diary

      • Ressources - Videos

        • Documentary: "Manufacturing Consent" ( Mandatory )

        • Documentary: "Manufacturing Consent"

        • The Social Dilemna (Optional)

        • The Social Dilemna

        • Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (Optional)

        • Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism

      • Ressources - Reading

        • Propaganda by Edward Bernays (Mandatory)

        • Propaganda by Edward Bernays

        • Optional Book: "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman

        • Amusing Ourselves to Death

        • Optional Book: "The Shallows" by Nicholas Carr

        • The Shallows by Nicholas Carr

  • Investigative Journalism and Media Accountability

    • Investigative Journalism and Media Accountability lesson

    • Investigative Journalism and Media Accountability assignment

      • Ressources - Videos

        • Mandatory Documentary: "Spotlight" (2015)

        • Spotlight

        • Optional Documentary: "Citizenfour" (2014)

        • Citizenfour

        • Optional Documentary : "All the President’s Men" (1976)

        • All The President's Men

      • Ressources - Readings

        • Mandatory Book: "All the President’s Men" by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

        • All The President’s Men Book

        • Optional Book : "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" by John Carreyrou

        • Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

        • Optional Book : "The Elements of Journalism" by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel

        • The Elements of Journalism

  • The Psychological Impact of Media Manipulation

    • Psychological Impact of Media Manipulation on Individuals

    • Assignment: Spot the Manipulation

      • Ressources - Videos

        • Mandatory Documentary: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" (2003)

        • The Revolution will not be Televised - Hugo Chavez

        • Optional Documentary : "The Great Hack" (2019)

        • The Great Hack

        • Optional Documentary : "Merchants of Doubt" (2014)

        • Merchant of Doubt

      • Ressources - Readings

        • Mandatory Book: "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains"

        • The Shallows by Nicholas Carr MANDATORY

        • Optional Book : "Fake News: Understanding Media Manipulation in the Digital Age"

        • Fake News Understanding Misinformation Information

        • Optional Book : The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads

        • The Attention Merchants

  • Crisis as a Tool for Manipulation

    • Crisis—A Tool for Manipulation

    • Assignment: Spot Crisis Manipulation

      • Ressources - Videos

        • Mandatory Documentary: The Shock Doctrine (2010)

        • The Shock Doctrine

        • Optional ------ Requiem for the American Dream by Noam Chomsky

        • Requiem for the American Dream

        • Optional Documentary : Poverty, Inc.

        • Quiz Poverty, Inc

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  • Lessons 26
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  • Last Update February 13, 2025
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