Fake News in America - Contested Meanings in the Post-Truth Era

"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"--

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Foreword

The first comprehensive analysis of what it means to talk about fake news in U.S. politics and contemporary mass discourse.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony R. Dimaggio, Anthony R. (Lehigh University Dimaggio
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2023
• EAN: 9781316512456
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51245-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Linguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, North America, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations, 21st Century, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Social, group or collective psychology, Communication Studies, Politics and government, Disinformation and misinformation, North America (USA and Canada), Interpersonal communication and skills