Beyond Post-Communication

Jim Macnamara provides a detailed overview of the complex factors that play into a post-communication world. He delivers a comprehensive picture of the scale of the difficulties we face. In response to these challenges, he offers a programme of strategies that all those involved in public communication can engage with and a positive contribution to debate about contemporary public communication that will be of value to scholars and practitioners alike. Lee Edwards, Associate Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science In Beyond Post-Communication, Jim Macnamara skilfully dissects the critical role that communication plays in the maintenance of trust, as well as the extent to which it has been abused in an era of spin, fake news, weaponized social media, and post-truth. With the skilled eye of an experienced practitioner, Macnamara not only lays out the problems, but also outlines solutions, from ethical practice and social responsibility to regulation and media activism. Professor Terry Flew, Queensland University of Technology; President, International Communication Association (20192020)

Jim Macnamara, PhD is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Communication at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and a leading researcher in evaluation of public communication by governments and corporations through traditional and digital media.

Acknowledgements About the Author Previous Books Introduction Brexit, Trump, Hung Parliaments, and the Collapse of Public Trust Post-Truth, Post-Democracy Post-Politics, Post-Capitalism, Post-Society? Post-Communication Technologies Turbocharging Post-Communication Strategies for a Communicative Society Conclusions Bibliography Index.