Fake News in Context

ISBN-13: 9780367406042 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 164 str.

Lesley S. J. Farmer

Opis

This book explains the communication cycle of fake news - how and why it is created, disseminated, accessed, and believed - and how it can be detected. Explaining why people believe it, she shows how various literacies (including news, media, visual, and data) offer concepts and skills that can help interpret fake news.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The Communication Context  3. The Discernment Context  4. The Responsibility Context  5. The Literacy Context  6. The Civic Engagement Context  7. The Curriculum Context

O autorze

Lesley S. J. Farmer is Professor of Library Media at California State University Long Beach, USA, and the manager of the statewide ICT literacy project. She has authored over 30 books, and edited three other volumes, mainly on library science.