Writing and Public Discourse 212 - Writing Reality: Journalism in the Age of Donald Trump and Fake News
Journalism & Fake News
Fall
2025
01
4.00
David Daley
M W 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Smith College
WRT-212-01-202601
Seelye 204
ddaley@smith.edu
How should the media cover Donald Trump? How did the Internet, the 24- hour news cycle and polarization change the nature of journalism and lead to an era of “Fake News” accusations in which Americans exposed to different sources came away with different facts? This class studies the impact and consequences of today's digital and partisan media -- how to consume it and how to write for it. What is truth? What happens to democracy when Americans can’t agree on facts? Against the backdrop of the 2024 campaign, students examine how journalism arrived here and where it goes next. Enrollment limited to 25. (E)