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FAKE NEWS IBD

ROUTLEDGE
11 / 2017
9781138306790
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Sinopsis

Fake News: Falsehood, fabrication and fantasy in journalism examines the causes and consequences of the âÇÖfake newsâÇÖ phenomenon now sweeping the worldâÇÖs media and political debates. Drawing on three decades of research and writing on journalism and news media, the author engages with the fake news phenomenon in accessible, insightful language designed to bring clarity and context to a complex and fast-moving debate.The authorápresents fake news not as a cultural issue in isolation but rather as arising from, and contributing to, significant political and social trends in twenty-first century societies. Chapters identify the factors which have laid the groundwork for fake newsâÇÖ explosive appearance at this moment in our globalised public sphere. These include the rise of relativism and the crisis of objectivity, the role of digital media platforms in the production and consumption of news, and the growing drive to produce online content which attracts users and generates revenue.á

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103,60