The Fake in Fake News: Save A Tiger, Lose A Public

The Fake in Fake News: Save A Tiger, Lose A Public

    Lots of murkiness surrounds when news is “fake.”     Is “fake” simply news you disagree with?     Is “fake” news that is entirely made up?     Is “fake” a biased report?     Is “fake” the use of anonymous sources...
Episode 4: #lovetrumpshate

Episode 4: #lovetrumpshate

Episode 4: Dr Martinez explores the meaning of #Lovetrumpshate through Mikhail Bakhtin’s remarks on love A recent trending movement is the “Love Trumps Hate” movement.  The subject of a recent article found on the website itsgoingdown.org, this...
Episode 3: Boobs & Protest

Episode 3: Boobs & Protest

Episode 3: Dr. Martinez drifts into the meaning of protest in a noisy media environment, with special guest Dr. Roberta Chevrette   In this episode, Dr. Roberta Chevrette responds to an observation by Orin Klapp in his book, Overload and Boredom: Essays on the...
Episode 2: Slowing Down Media Reactions

Episode 2: Slowing Down Media Reactions

Episode 2: Dr. Martinez drifts with the ideas of Kenneth Burke to explain the value of slowing down our reactions to media stories     In this episode, Dr. Martinez explores the ideas of Kenneth Burke.  Burke was a self-taught intellectual of the 20th...
Episode 1: Fake News W/Guest

Episode 1: Fake News W/Guest

Episode 1: Dr. Martinez discusses the meaning of Fake News with guest Professor of Media & Communication Dr. Keith Massie In this episode, Dr. Keith Massie, professor of communication at Kutztown University, explores the meaning of “fake news.” It is...