Fake News in America
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-316-51245-6 (ISBN)
The term 'fake news' became a buzzword during Donald Trump's presidency, yet it is a term that means very different things to different people. This pioneering book provides a comprehensive examination of what Americans mean when they talk about fake news in contemporary politics, mass media, and societal discourse, and explores the various factors that contribute to this, such as the power of language, political parties, ideology, media, and socialization. By analysing a range of case studies across war, political corruption, climate change, conspiracy theories, electoral politics, and the Covid-19 pandemic, it demonstrates how fake news is a fundamentally contested phenomenon, and how its meaning varies depending on the person using the term, and the political context. It provides readers with tools to identify, talk about, and resist fake news, and emphasizes a need for education reform with an eye toward promoting critical thinking and information literacy.
Anthony R. DiMaggio is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University. He has published eleven books emphasizing American politics, global conflicts, social movements, inequality, and political communication. He is the recipient of the Class of 1961 faculty award at Lehigh University for excellence in teaching and research.
Introduction; 1. The age of post-truth politics; 2. The phenomenon of fake news, part one – Donald Trump's Twitter politics; 3. The phenomenon of fake news, part two – the news media respond to Trump Brandon Buscarnera, Rachael Bucci, Claire Foley and James Carlson; 4. The phenomenon of fake news, part 3 – public opinion and contested meanings; 5. Fake news as propaganda – the Bush and Obama years; 6. Fake news and US foreign policy in the Trump era; 7. The intensifying fake news crisis in the age of social media; Conclusion.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.08.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 570 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-316-51245-2 / 1316512452 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-316-51245-6 / 9781316512456 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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