The Misinformation Age - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Misinformation Age write by Cailin O'Connor. This book was released on 2019-01-08. The Misinformation Age available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy.” —Kirkus Reviews Editors’ choice, The New York Times Book Review Recommended reading, Scientific American Why should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite bad, even fatal, consequences for the people who hold them? Philosophers of science Cailin O’Connor and James Weatherall argue that social factors, rather than individual psychology, are what’s essential to understanding the spread and persistence of false beliefs. It might seem that there’s an obvious reason that true beliefs matter: false beliefs will hurt you. But if that’s right, then why is it (apparently) irrelevant to many people whether they believe true things or not? The Misinformation Age, written for a political era riven by “fake news,” “alternative facts,” and disputes over the validity of everything from climate change to the size of inauguration crowds, shows convincingly that what you believe depends on who you know. If social forces explain the persistence of false belief, we must understand how those forces work in order to fight misinformation effectively. “[The authors] deftly apply sociological models to examine how misinformation spreads among people and how scientific results get misrepresented in the public sphere.” —Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American “A notable new volume . . . The Misinformation Age explains systematically how facts are determined and changed—whether it is concerning the effects of vaccination on children or the Russian attack on the integrity of the electoral process.” —Roger I. Abrams, New York Journal of Books
Disinformation Debunked
Disinformation Debunked - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Disinformation Debunked write by Divina Frau-Meigs. This book was released on 2024-06-03. Disinformation Debunked available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Disinformation Debunked: Building Resilience through Media and Information Literacy examines the way media and information literacy (MIL) can address disinformation in conjunction with fact-checkers and developers, to benefit from the expertise of these fields in fighting disinformation. The book highlights the underlying stakes that are involved in the fight against disinformation, from producing smart tools to generalizing their use beyond the journalistic profession. It considers the MIL theories and methodologies at work in the digital era, especially from the perspective of digital visual literacy. Offering a comparative study of four European national experiences (France, Romania, Spain, and Sweden), the authors also make public policy recommendations to improve the fight against disinformation. This book is of great importance to students, scholars, and educators working on media and information literacy, digital media, journalism, mass communication, misinformation and disinformation.
Journalism, fake news & disinformation
Journalism, fake news & disinformation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Journalism, fake news & disinformation write by Ireton, Cherilyn. This book was released on 2018-09-17. Journalism, fake news & disinformation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Psychology of Fake News
The Psychology of Fake News - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Psychology of Fake News write by Rainer Greifeneder. This book was released on 2020-08-13. The Psychology of Fake News available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume examines the phenomenon of fake news by bringing together leading experts from different fields within psychology and related areas, and explores what has become a prominent feature of public discourse since the first Brexit referendum and the 2016 US election campaign. Dealing with misinformation is important in many areas of daily life, including politics, the marketplace, health communication, journalism, education, and science. In a general climate where facts and misinformation blur, and are intentionally blurred, this book asks what determines whether people accept and share (mis)information, and what can be done to counter misinformation? All three of these aspects need to be understood in the context of online social networks, which have fundamentally changed the way information is produced, consumed, and transmitted. The contributions within this volume summarize the most up-to-date empirical findings, theories, and applications and discuss cutting-edge ideas and future directions of interventions to counter fake news. Also providing guidance on how to handle misinformation in an age of “alternative facts”, this is a fascinating and vital reading for students and academics in psychology, communication, and political science and for professionals including policy makers and journalists.
The Debunking Handbook 2020
The Debunking Handbook 2020 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Debunking Handbook 2020 write by Stephan Lewandowsky. This book was released on 2020. The Debunking Handbook 2020 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
