*This article was done as an exercise in my Media Writing class, the events in this article are not real.A two-car accident occurred on the corner of Ninth and Elm Streets Monday at 4:30 p.m., leaving two passengers injured and two found dead at the scene of the collision.  James West, a city employee of the Parks and Recreation Department, …

For Immediate Release Mountain East Medical Center Hires New Purchasing Department Head Lynchburg, Va – Bob Wilkinson, head of the purchasing department at Mountain East Medical Center, has declared his resignation effective immediately in light of recent conflict with board of directors and is set to be replaced by assistant head, Johnny Toler.  Wilkinson graduated in 1972 from the state …

According to sources, fake news is information that is untrue but presented to the public in a way that resembles content from mainstream media outlets in order to trick and manipulate perspectives on real events, facts, and quotes. Fake news is a combination of misinformation (incorrect information) and disinformation (incorrect information meant to “purposely mislead people”). It does not provide …