Anthony R Dimaggio

Fake News in America

Contested Meanings in the Post-Truth Era

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Produktbeschreibung

"Drawing on a rich variety of case studies, this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of how propaganda and fake news are utilized to promote misinformation in America. It is ideal reading for anyone interested in how people are socialized to think about fake news in contemporary politics and society"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: European Community
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 155mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9781316512456
• ISBN-10: 1316512452
• Artikelnr.: 66896764

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.