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Unspun Chapter 7 Osama, Ollie, and Al

Unspun Chapter 7 Osama, Ollie, and Al. Tom Guttschow and Kegan Saajasto. BAM! BOOM! BANG!. The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life.  ~Andrew Brown

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Unspun Chapter 7 Osama, Ollie, and Al

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  1. Unspun Chapter 7Osama, Ollie, and Al Tom Guttschow and Kegan Saajasto

  2. BAM! BOOM! BANG! • The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life.  ~Andrew Brown • The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.  ~Bill Gates

  3. Introduction Thesis Purpose Preview You are here.

  4. A concise summary Précis

  5. The Internet • Solution to Spin • Full of information • Everyone is an author • True and False Information

  6. Example of Bad Info on the Net • Osama, Ollie, and Al • Message circulated via E-mail • Easily Disproved

  7. Good sources of Info on the Net • .gov • .edu • News stations • Wikipedia • blogs

  8. Blogs • Personal diary viewable by everyone • Everyone is an author • Can be influential • Bloggers go places ordinary news stations cannot • Verify information

  9. Due Diligence • What are they selling? • What’s their reputation? • Can I verify? • Who’s behind it? • Who’s paying? • Who are the people?

  10. Connections and Examples Reader Response

  11. Connection to 1984 • Winston and the Ministry of Truth • Censorship and Emmanuel Goldstein • Differences from Unspun

  12. Unreliable Websites • Wikipedia.org • politico.com/blogs/bensmith • martinlutherking.org

  13. Reliable Websites • usa.gov • cnn.com • eece.maine.edu

  14. Sample Hoax • “A few highlights from the first 500 pages of the Healthcare bill in congress Contact your Representatives and let them know how you feel about this. We, as a country, cannot afford another 1000 page bill to go through congress without being read. Another 500 pages to go. I have highlighted a few of the items that are down right unconstitutional.”

  15. Connection to Language Awareness • Weasel Words: The Art of Saying Nothing at All • Indirect connection • Weasel Words purpose compared to Unspun

  16. How to stay Unspun • In Sum – • How to find Good information

  17. I command thee to go forth now and be Unspun!

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