Theorizing Mediated Information Distortion: The COVID-19 Infodemic and Beyond (Routledge Studies in Media, Communication, and Politics)
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- Synopsis
- This book explores the phenomenon of distortion of information through media via the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ways in which relevant information distortion and virality have occurred in regard to the disease and its risks. Positing that the interrelated processes of misinformation, disinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories are related forms of distortion of information through media (DIM) and can only be understood through a multilevel theoretical model that incorporates message-based, individual difference, social network-based, societal and geotechnical factors, Brian H. Spitzberg develops an integrative, well-argued, and well-evidenced framework within which these issues can and should be addressed. This book offers a model for further research across such disciplines as communication, journalism/media studies, political science, sociology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, public health, big data analytics, social network analytics, computational linguistics and geographic information sciences, and will interest researchers and students in those areas.
- Copyright:
- 2024
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781000951875
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781003397151, 9781032501673, 9781032501697
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 09/08/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Brian H. Spitzberg. The right of Brian H. Spitzberg to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Social Studies, Communication, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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