Rise of ‘fake news’ producing more journalism majors

Tom Williamson goes into detail exploring the rise in interest in journalism majors . According to a New York Post article, this has taken place as a result of a rise in fake news which has generated a large following. The article points out that "Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism saw a 10 percent increase for the 2017-2018 school year for journalism based studies". This is such a large number. Among the reasons contributing to this interest as pointed out in the article is that, “There’s also a level of excitement and thrill that has been inspiring.” Fake news has contributed in large part in the generation of this increased interest.

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