Sammy Klein

Ms. Eisner

English II/ Period 5

Feb 5 2024

Annotated Bibliography

Brumbelow, Ashley Butterworth. "Reverse-Engineering Conspiracy Theories: A Critical Media

Literacy Approach to Mis- and Disinformation." Urbana: National Council of Teachers

of English, vol. 113, no. 2, Nov. 2023. ProQuest Central K12,

www.proquest.com/docview/2904666740/5C019DCF40734BA6PQ/9?sourcetype=Schol

arly%20Journals. Accessed 1 Feb. 2024.

In this article, there is a heavy focus on media literacy and specifically how to teach

media literacy to today's youth. Additionally, the article delves into the developing

relationship between conspiracy theories and social media, specifically pertaining to

today's youth. A variety of questions are offered for the reader to ask themselves or others

to ensure that they are thinking about conspiracy theories in a constructive and critical

manner. Brumbelow also introduces the concept of the three P’s (perspectives,

positioning, and power), which she urges the reader to be mindful of whenever they are

consuming media. Brumbelow offers an interesting perspective on these issues as in

addition to being an author and researcher, she is also a high school English teacher. This

article was written last year so there is information and analysis on current events that

have not so far been heavily analyzed in an academic context as opposed to a more

emotional context. The only potential limitation that I found with this article was that
 since it is coming from a teacher, Brumbelow may harbor some biases in favor of

education, however, I do not anticipate that these biases detract from the source’s value.

Stark, Craig. "'What, me worry?': Teaching media literacy through satire and Mad magazine."

The Clearing House, vol. 76, no. 6, Aug. 2003. ProQuest Central K12,

www.proquest.com/docview/196891445/fulltext/5320AC44A8974247PQ/1?accountid=4

1498&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals. Accessed 1 Feb. 2024.

This article delves into the relationship between satire and media literacy. Additionally,

this article investigates to see if satire may possess the ability to teach people to be more

critical of the media that they consume. Mainstream satirical content such as Saturday

Night Live, South Park, and MAD magazine is analyzed in an academic context and

heavily scrutinized to see if there is a potential value in using pop culture behemoths as a

vehicle way to teach media literacy. In this article, Stark presents satire as something that

is not inherently good or bad but layered and complicated. A heavy emphasis is placed on

not viewing satire as a monolith. Bogel’s Triangle of Satire, which is a triangle between

the satirist, satirized object, and their audience is heavily featured and analyzed

throughout the article. Being that this article was written twenty-three years ago, I am

anticipating that the age of this article could have the potential to be a major limitation

within this source as some terms used may potentially be offensive in today's political

and cultural climate, the language used may be antiquated, and research may be required

for me to understand some references. On the other hand, I think that having an article

from twenty-three years ago could have the potential to be a valuable asset for my
 research since I can explore how drastically the landscape surrounding satire and media

literacy has changed especially with the development of social media.

Poulsen, Shannon. "Comparing beliefs in falsehoods based on satiric and non-satiric news." PLoS

One, vol. 18, no. 1, Jan. 2023. ProQuest Central K12,

www.proquest.com/docview/2767164696/603988AEB12043B1PQ/2?sourcetype=Schola

rly%20Journals. Accessed 1 Feb. 2024.

In this article, secondary data analysis is utilized to investigate Americans' tendency to

interpret news created with satirical intentions as fact. This article quantifies the effects of

misinformation through statistics. The data used in this article originates from a

twelve-wave, six-month panel from two thousand nineteen. People's beliefs in one

hundred twenty falsehoods in political media, forty-eight of them being satirical are

analyzed. In addition to their beliefs and interpretations of media, the political parties,

gender identities, and racial demographics of participants in the study are broken down

through percentages. Consequently, there is a plethora of heavy analysis throughout the

article delving into how someone's identity can affect the beliefs that they form and how

they tend to interpret media due to those same beliefs. The article explores and analyzes

many facets of the argument surrounding political satire, such as that it can be used as a

vessel to educate the masses or on the other hand that it is a nefarious form of

misinformation disguised as comedy. I do not anticipate any limitations with this article,

as it was published recently, appears to be unbiased, and possesses extensive information.