16/10/2019
6 TYPES OF FAKE NEWS
“The effectiveness of
FAKE NEWS is primarily due to its ability to mimic real news, to seem plausible.” - Pope Francis
1. Clickbait - A by-product of this style of journalism - the frustration of readers clicking on a story which promised more than it delivered - has led to new ways to offer content.
(© 2019 BBC News Services)
2. Propaganda - This leads to corruption in public affairs and a fearful environment in which violence can erupt. It is a feeding ground for opportunistic and unscrupulous politics.
(© Washington Post, 3 October 2008.)
3. Satire/Parody - In journalism, satire most commonly pokes fun at the news, or uses parody portrayed as conventional news. While satirical news is defined by its comedic nature, using deadpan humor to create what is called “fake news,” its underlying objective is to make statements about real people, events, and trends, often with the intent of influencing change.
(© University of South California, September 30, 2019)
4. Sloppy Journalism - Media markets often are characterized by hypercompetition suggest that excessive competition may result in low-cost, low-quality news strategies such as focusing on scandal and sensationalism
(© Steve Broback, 2014)
5. Misleading Headlines - The headline, it turns out, had done more than simply reframe the article. In the case of the factual articles, a misleading headline hurt a reader’s ability to recall the article’s details.
(© Maria Konnikova, 2014)
6. Biased / Slanted News – By definition, bias refers to showing unjustified towards something or someone. Thus on a very simplistic level, media bias refers to the media exhibiting unjustifiable favoritism as they cover the news. When the media transmit biased news reports, those reports present viewers with inaccurate, unbalanced, and/or unfair view of the world around them.
(© University of South California, September 30, 2019)
