Binding: Paperback
Description: This book offers the reader tools to recognize analyze and fight back against the fake news misinformation and disinformation that come at us from every corner. This volume: Uses real lively examples to help readers detect fake news false claims suspicious information/data biased reporting and hate speech; Demonstrates through case studies where to look for information what to look for how to analyze the logic/illogic involved and uncover the truth value of a story; Discusses fact - checking sites what they examine and their reliability; Provides examples and analyzes the components purposes and consequences of conspiracy theories; Illustrates the tricks of using numbers/data to mislead readers; Explains what to look for to help decide whether to believe the conclusions of stories based on surveys; Offers a range of concrete effective responses to dangerous exaggerated distorted and false narratives; Examines policy responses to fake news disinformation and misinformation across the world. A key manual to negotiate the information age this book will be essential reading for students scholars and professionals of journalism and mass communication public policy politics and the social sciences. It will also be an indispensable handbook for the lay reader.
Title: Fighting Falsehoods Suspicion Analysis And Response
Author(s): Rubin Irene
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032287805
Pages: 194 Pages
Publication Date: 6/23/2022
Category: Press & Journalism