35.37, Books: Fake News in America: DiMaggio (2023)

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Subject: 35.37, Books: Fake News in America: DiMaggio (2023)

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Date: 30-Nov-2023
From: Ellena Moriarty [ellena.moriarty at cambridge.org]
Subject: Fake News in America: DiMaggio (2023)


Title: Fake News in America
Subtitle: Contested Meanings in the Post-Truth Era
Publication Year: 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
                http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL: https://cambridge.org/9781316512456

author: Anthony R. DiMaggio
Abstract:

The term 'fake news' became a buzzword during Donald Trump's
presidency, yet it is a term that means very different things to
different people. This pioneering book provides a comprehensive
examination of what Americans mean when they talk about fake news in
contemporary politics, mass media, and societal discourse, and
explores the various factors that contribute to this, such as the
power of language, political parties, ideology, media, and
socialization. By analysing a range of case studies across war,
political corruption, climate change, conspiracy theories, electoral
politics, and the Covid-19 pandemic, it demonstrates how fake news is
a fundamentally contested phenomenon, and how its meaning varies
depending on the person using the term, and the political context. It
provides readers with tools to identify, talk about, and resist fake
news, and emphasizes a need for education reform with an eye toward
promoting critical thinking and information literacy.

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Written In: English (eng)



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