Communicating COVID-19 - Everyday Life, Digital Capitalism, and Conspiracy Theories in Pandemic Times

Communicating COVID-19 analyses the changes of everyday communication in the COVID-19 crisis. Exploring how misinformation has spread online throughout the pandemic, the impact of changes on society and the way we communicate, and the effect this has had on the spread of misinformation.

About the author

Christian Fuchs is a leading critical theorist of communication and society. He is a Professor at the University of Westminster, co-editor of the open access journal tripleC: Communication, Capitalism and Critique, and the author of Digital Demagogue (Pluto, 2018) and Social Media: A Critical Introduction (Sage, 2017) amongst other works.

Summary

Communicating COVID-19 analyses the changes of everyday communication in the COVID-19 crisis. Exploring how misinformation has spread online throughout the pandemic, the impact of changes on society and the way we communicate, and the effect this has had on the spread of misinformation.

Product details

• Authors: Christian Fuchs, Christian (University of Westminster Fuchs
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781801177238
• ISBN: 978-1-80117-723-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 196 mm x 130 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 358 g
• Series: SocietyNow
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)