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Fake News: Separating Truth from Fiction by Michael Miller
3.0
While popularized by President Donald Trump, the term "fake news" actually originated toward the end of the 19th century, in an era of rampant yellow journalism. Since then, it has come to encompass a broad universe of news stories and marketing strategies ranging from outright lies, propaganda, and conspiracy theories to hoaxes, opinion pieces, and satire—all facilitated and manipulated by social media platforms. This title explores journalistic and fact-checking standards, Constitutional protections, and real-world case studies, helping readers identify the mechanics, perpetrators, motives, and psychology of fake news. A final chapter explores methods for assessing and avoiding the spread of fake news.
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This is a short overview on the history of fake news, why it is important to distinguish fact from fiction, how it can be harmful, and what we as individuals can do to slow its spread. I think this book is important for young people to read as they spend so much of there time online. Media literacy, or information literacy in general, is a very important skill to own. This book breaks down the subject in easy to understand language and provides ample examples and sidebars for further understanding.
*I was provided access to this book through netgalley for an honest review. Thank you!
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This is a short overview on the history of fake news, why it is important to distinguish fact from fiction, how it can be harmful, and what we as individuals can do to slow its spread. I think this book is important for young people to read as they spend so much of there time online. Media literacy, or information literacy in general, is a very important skill to own. This book breaks down the subject in easy to understand language and provides ample examples and sidebars for further understanding.
*I was provided access to this book through netgalley for an honest review. Thank you!