Beyond Fake News: Finding the Truth in a World of Misinformation

ISBN-13: 9780367483081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 228 str.

Justin P. McBrayer

Opis

Beyond Fake News is a technological and market-based explanation for how our informational environment became so polluted. It shows how purveyors of news often have incentives to mislead us, and how consumers of information often have incentives to be misled.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Misinformation Market  1. Informational Litter  2. It’s the Economy, Stupid: The Supply Side of the Misinformation Market  3. Ignorance is Bliss: The Demand Side of the Misinformation Market  Part 2: Why We Fall for Misinformation  4. Big and Little Questions  5. Intellectual Blind Spots  Part 3: How We Can Do Better  6. Building a Bridge  7. Trusting Others  8. Finding the Truth  9. Cleaning Up