Propaganda & misinformation
2026
eBook
"This edition of Reference Shelf looks at propaganda and misinformation. Social media posts inciting sectarian violence, government-manipulated misinformation campaigns, for-profit fake news headlines, and well-meaning but gullible individuals promoting conspiracies point up the problems with our current media environment. Looking at such issues as Russian election interference, the increasing polarization of media consumption, hacktivism, and the future role AI could play in making fake news more difficult to detect, this volume explores the pollution of our information environment and what we can do about it." --Publisher's description.Abstract: Looking at such issues as Russian election interference, the increasing polarization of media consumption, hacktivism, and the future role AI could play in making fake news more difficult to detect, this volume explores the pollution of our information environment and what we can do about it.
Main title:
Propaganda & misinformation / [compiled by Grey House Publishing].
Author:
Grey House Publishing, Inc, compilerCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2020.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2026.
Collation:
1 online resource (38 entries) : 5 images ; digital files.
Series title:
Reference shelf ; v. 92, no. 2.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: xv, 177 pages : illustrations
Contents:
1. The story of untruth :Defining propaganda and misinformationThe history of "fake news" in America / Karen Yuan and Matt Peterson, The Atlantic"Disinformation" is the word of the year- and a sign of what's to come / Geoff Nunerg, NPRHow Woodrow Wilson's propaganda machine changed American journalism / Christopher B. Daly, The ConversationWhat the pope gets wrong about fake news / Jack Shafer, PoliticoNineteenth-century nihilists foretold our era / Robert Zaretsky, Foreign AffairsA short guide to the history of "fake news" and disinformation / Julie Posetti and Alice Matthews, International Center for Journalists2. Our current media environment :Fake news, the coronavirus, and the 2020 electionNPR Poll: Majority of Americans believe Trump encourages election interference / Brett Neely, NPRTrump's favorite tabloid worried its Saudi propaganda was as bad as it looked / Bess Levin, Vanity FairCNN vs. Fox: why these two cable networks can't stop talking about each other / Paul Farhi, The Washington PostSocial media struggles to counter coronavirus misinformation / Emily Birnbaum and Chris Mills Rodrigo, The HillClinton backer at Facebook debunks Clinton claims / James Freeman, The Wall Street JournalThe propagandist and the censor / Andrew Stuttaford, National Review3. The effects of propaganda :The subtle influence of misinformationWhy do people fall for fake news? / Gordon Pennycook and David Rand, The New York TimesWhy the hysteria around the "fake news epidemic" is a distraction / Cas Mudde, The GuardianThe myth of the echo chamber / Elizabeth Dubois and Grant Blank, The ConversationThe real consequences of fake news / Dominik Stecula, The ConversationEcho chambers may not be as dangerous as you think, new study finds / Science Dailyg 4. Big tech and the new AI :AI, bots, and regulationNot your father's bots / Sarah Kreps and Miles McCain, Foreign AffairsGoogle's algorithm isn't biased, it's just not human / Noam Cohen, WiredWhy the fight against disinformation, sham accounts and trolls won't be any easier in 2020 / Alexandre S. Levine, Nancy Scola, Steven Overly and Cristiano Lima, PoliticoThe information war is on: are we ready for it? / Renee Diresta, WiredDetecting fake news at its source / Adam Conner-Simons, MIT NewsWe're fighting fake news AI bots by using more AI: that's a mistake / Samuel Woolley, MIT Technology ReviewHow social networks set the limits of what we can say online / Tarleton Gillespie, Wired5. Navigating misinformation :Ways to combat fake newsSPJ code of ethics / Society of Professional JournalistsHow to help kids navigate fake news and misinformation online / Joanne Orlando, The ConversationA college reading list for the post-truth era / Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes10 journalism brands where you find real facts rather than alternative facts / Paul Glader, ForbesFact checkers say these are the best fact-checks they did during this decade / Cristina Tardaguila, The Poynter Institute.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803165899 (electronic version)1642656011 (paperback)9781642656015 (paperback)
Dewey class:
303.3750951
LC class:
P96.P722
Language:
English
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BRN:
1020523
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