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The Resource The curious person's guide to fighting fake news, David G. McAfee

The curious person's guide to fighting fake news, David G. McAfee

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Summary
"Journalist David G. McAfee documents the myriad definitions of "fake news" and its various incarnations throughout history, from ideologically motivated disinformation operations to commercially motivated misinformation campaigns, and he presents a number of practical and actionable suggestions for combating it"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
207 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: "Can Journalism Really Accomplish Anything?"
  • The Rise of Fake News
  • We're All Addicted to Fake News
  • Fake News as a Defense Mechanism
  • The War on the Media
  • Society Fights Back
  • Fake News is Big Business
  • Where Did We Go Wrong?
  • Who Can We Trust?
  • Fake News, Real Damage
  • Problems with Journalism
  • Identifying Fake News
  • Helping Your Misguided Loved Ones
  • Conclusion: Doing Our Part
Isbn
9781634312066
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The curious person's guide to fighting fake news
Title
The curious person's guide to fighting fake news
Statement of responsibility
David G. McAfee
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Journalist David G. McAfee documents the myriad definitions of "fake news" and its various incarnations throughout history, from ideologically motivated disinformation operations to commercially motivated misinformation campaigns, and he presents a number of practical and actionable suggestions for combating it"--
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McAfee, David G
Dewey number
070.4
Index
no index present
LC call number
PN4888.F35
LC item number
M33 2020
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Fake news
  • Media literacy
  • Disinformation
  • Fake news
  • Mass media and public opinion
  • Media literacy
  • Social media
  • United States
Label
The curious person's guide to fighting fake news, David G. McAfee
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: "Can Journalism Really Accomplish Anything?" -- The Rise of Fake News -- We're All Addicted to Fake News -- Fake News as a Defense Mechanism -- The War on the Media -- Society Fights Back -- Fake News is Big Business -- Where Did We Go Wrong? -- Who Can We Trust? -- Fake News, Real Damage -- Problems with Journalism -- Identifying Fake News -- Helping Your Misguided Loved Ones -- Conclusion: Doing Our Part
Control code
on1140779562
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
207 pages
Isbn
9781634312066
Lccn
2020021706
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
The curious person's guide to fighting fake news, David G. McAfee
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: "Can Journalism Really Accomplish Anything?" -- The Rise of Fake News -- We're All Addicted to Fake News -- Fake News as a Defense Mechanism -- The War on the Media -- Society Fights Back -- Fake News is Big Business -- Where Did We Go Wrong? -- Who Can We Trust? -- Fake News, Real Damage -- Problems with Journalism -- Identifying Fake News -- Helping Your Misguided Loved Ones -- Conclusion: Doing Our Part
Control code
on1140779562
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
207 pages
Isbn
9781634312066
Lccn
2020021706
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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