Spring 2023 
Instructor:                                Bill Grigsby; Dept. of Anthropology/Sociology
Location, time:                        Bend (COCC), Friday, April 28 (7-10 pm); Saturday, April 29 (9 am – 5 pm)
Office hrs:                                Monday, 1:30 – 3:00; Thursday, 2 – 3:30, or by appt.
Contact:                                   bgrigsby@eou.edu; 541.962.3591

Catalog description: This course is a brief introduction into some of the ways in which commercial and corporate news media distort and filter news, how propaganda is targeted at news consumers and the public, and what people can do to protect themselves against commercial campaigns often disguised as news.
Prerequisites: None, but college level reading and writing ability is expected
General Education: SSC (Social Sciences)
Credits: 2 (this is an onsite course)
Website: https://noegret.org/soc-344-selling-the-news
Required Textbooks:

• Andy Roth and Mickey Huff. 2022. State of the Free Press 2022. NY: Seven Stories Press.
• Richard Paul and Linda Elder. 2006. Fact over Fake: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Media Bias and Political Propaganda. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.