{"product_id":"what-do-we-know-and-what-should-we-do-about-fake-news-paperback","title":"What Do We Know and What Should We Do about Fake News? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Anstead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoters need to be informed to make political decisions, but what if their media diet not only prevents them from getting the information they need, but actively shapes inaccurate perceptions of the world?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on examples and evidence from around the world, this book aims to make a timely intervention to the debate about the concept of fake news. Its underlying argument will have three objectives. First, to offer more precise definitions for a term that is often loosely used. Second, to offer a less technologically determinist view of fake news. New social media platforms, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, are clearly an important part of the story, but they exist in wider social, political and institutional settings. Third, to situate the idea of fake news (and our concern about it) in broader arguments about an ongoing crisis and loss of confidence in liberal democratic institutions. Only with this perspective, it will be argued, can we possibly address the question of what we should do about fake news.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written by leading social scientists, the \u003cstrong\u003eWhat Do We Know and What Should We Do About...? \u003c\/strong\u003eseries offers concise, up-to-date overviews of issues often oversimplified, misrepresented or misunderstood and shows you how to enact change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"Short, sharp and compelling.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - Alex Preston, The Observer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"If you want to learn a lot about what matters most, in as short a time as possible, this is the series for you.\"- \u003c\/strong\u003eDanny Dorling, 1971 Professor of Geography, University of Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick Anstead is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was educated at Mansfield College, the University of Oxford, and Royal Holloway, the University of London, and previously was a lecturer in politics at the University of East Anglia. His research examines political communication, political institutions, democracy and public opinion. He tweets @nickanstead. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50363233108205,"sku":"9781529717884","price":45.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/je6Faj33019781529717884.webp?v=1785411098","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/what-do-we-know-and-what-should-we-do-about-fake-news-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}