navigating misinformation and journalism's evolution Yang, Mei creator author. text bibliography flu 2024 monographic eng

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254 pages ; 24 cm. "This text, titled "Media in the Modern Era: Navigating Misinformation and Journalism's Evolution" is a crucial examination of the complex relationship between media, technology, and public conversations. This intelligent book takes readers on an engrossing tour through the maze of modern journalism, highlighting the difficulties presented by false information and the significant changes brought about by digitization. The book painstakingly explores the origins of journalism, charting its development against the backdrop of technical developments that have transformed the way information is disseminated. At its core, the story acknowledges the critical role that journalists play as custodians of the truth while grappling with the difficult ethical issues that arise from the blurring lines between news and misinformation. In addition to analysing the changing nature of journalism, the book challenges readers to evaluate the information ecosystem critically through the use of case studies and interviews with media experts"-- Back cover. Debunking as a method of uncovering disinformation and fake news -- The potentials of radio in combating misinformation about COVID-19 in Nigeria -- Lightweight and simplified truth as a kind of distortion of social-everyday reality -- Disinformation as a society-wide threat: journalism and 'fakecracy' in Venezuela -- The replication and of functional food messages: the influence of personalities on internet meme behavior -- COVID-19 infomedic and Indian media: and evaluative stud -- COVID-19 infomedic and Indian media: and evaluative stud -- The scramble for cyberspace: internet-based reporting of genocide in the Southern Cameroon-Ambazonia crisis -- Alternative news and misinterpretations: fake news and its spread in Nigeria -- Framing xenophobia on social media: an analysis of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa -- A disinformation-misinformation ecology: the case of trump -- Democracy, freedom and truth at a time of digital disruption: an equation with three unknowns -- Environmental journalism: education on the global south. Mei Yang. Includes bibliographical references. Journalism Disinformation Misinformation Fake news Digital media Social media Mass media Social aspects PN4731 .Y364 2024 070.4 Y161m 9781962439589 CSPC 261021 20261021151839.0 eng