1. Based upon the handout given to you in class on Tuesday, January 15th, rewrite all poor sentences, forming them into thesis statements, and post them on your blog.
2. Read the following articles-
http://www.prwatch.org/fakenews/execsummary
“Fake TV news: Widespread and Undisclosed” Diane Farsetta and Daniel Price, Center for Media and Democracy. April 6, 2006
http://scan.net.au/scan/journal/display.php?journal_id=73
“The Daily Show, Crossfire, and the Will to Truth” Megan Boler, Journal of Media Arts Culture
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE
Watch the clip of Jon Stewart on Crossfire
...and examine the following sites-
The Daily Show: http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml
RocketBoom (with Joanne Colan): http://www.rocketboom.com/
How do they fit the "Fake News" genre? What does this genre consist of, and what are its parameters? Your assignment is to write a genre description (based on the way the Norton does this) for this particular form. Post this to your blog and then read and comment to at least two group members to see how their responses compared to yours. If there are differences in how members view this genre, are they substantial?
Both of these assignments are due Tuesday, January 17th by 2 p.m.
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