Critical Inquiry and the Internet: The Urban Legends Assignment
http://businesscommunication.org/conventions/Proceedings/2004/PDFs/04ABC04.PDF

Dyrud, Marilyn A.
Association for Business Communication
2004

Abstract:

The Internet is quickly becoming the dominant communications medium in this country. As such, it warrants the same type of critical examination as television and the news media. This paper explores integrating urban legends as a critical thinking component in communication courses that focus on electronic media.