Propagandists'' Playbook - How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy

The Propagandists' Playbook peels back the layers of the right-wing media manipulation machine to reveal why its strategies are pervasive. Based on interviews and ethnographic observations, the book considers how Google algorithms, YouTube playlists, pundits, and politicians can manipulate search, reaffirm beliefs, and expose audiences to extremist ideas.

About the author

Francesca Bolla Tripodi is an assistant professor at the School of Information and Library Science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a a research affiliate at the Data & Society Research Institute.

Product details

• Authors: Francesca Bolla Tripodi
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780300248944
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24894-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Media Studies, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political structure & processes, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Political structure and processes