The Fact: Master Class on Fact Checking
WRCT 413
Fall 2024
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| Crosslisting:
COL 319 |
How do you identify a fact? How do you verify it? In this master class, the head of the fact-checking department at The New Yorker, Fergus McIntosh, introduces students to the bizarre, delightful, and contentious world of fact checking. Across three sessions, students will learn what the roles and responsibilities of a fact checker are, how to approach the practice of checking, sourcing, and editing, and where to draw the line between fake news and the truth. |
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| Credit: .25 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA WRCT |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (COL) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Examinations and Assignments:
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
, This class meets at 5:00 pm on 10/10/24, 11/14/24, and 12/05 in Shapiro room 102 |
| Instructor(s): Emre,Merve Gul Times: TBA; Location: 116MTV102; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 8 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: 2 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 11 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 6 |
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