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Yasmin Ibrahim, Fadi Safieddine - Fake News in an Era of Social Media, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Fake News in an Era of Social Media

Tracking Viral Contagion

Av Yasmin Ibrahim, Fadi Safieddine

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Beskrivning
Over the last few years, social media has expanded to become a key platform for news dissemination and circulation, and a key orginator and propogator of 'fake news'.. Nations, governments, organisations and societies are now coming to terms with the unpredictable and debilitating consequences of fake news. The propagation of news containing falsehoods has been linked to an increase in measles cases, surges in youth crimes, the spread of pseudo-science, compromised national security, and more. Some even perceive it as a global threat to democratic systems around the world. In this book, the authors examine factors influencing the spread of fake news, and suggest ways to combat it by exploring the key elements which enable and facilitate this phenomenon.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2020-01-29
  • Mått: 160 x 233 x 17 mm
  • Vikt: 440 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 196
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781786614216
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Yasmin Ibrahim is Professor of Digital Economy and Culture at Queen Mary University of London.Fadi Safieddine is Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Systems at the University of East London.

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The title's reference to viral contagion resonates strongly in this time of COVID-19, and it finds its fullest expression in chapter 6, “Modelling the Propagation of Fake News in Social Media,” which looks at fake news in terms of epidemiology. Much of the book addresses themes that have become common in studies of fake news and related phenomenon like conspiracy theories: psychology, definition and history, corporate attempts to control the spread of misinformation, and threats to democracy and professional journalism. Chapter 10, “Fake News: A Legal Perspective,” is a brief discussion of the complications of attempting to regulate a global medium when nations have differing, sometimes conflicting, laws regarding the protection of speech and corporate liability. This chapter also reflects the international viewpoint of the book, which includes a chapter about the impact of misinformation on the health of Brazilians and some discussion about how fake news influenced the Brexit vote. Chapters are followed by references to works cited and are authored by academics from the UK, US, Brazil, and Kuwait. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.

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