Fake news vs media studies : travels in a false binary /
This title explores the place of Media Studies in the age of 'fake news,' analyzing the calls for a curriculum of critical news literacy as part of a cyclical policy debate. With the need for young people in democracies to understand mainstream news agendas and take a critical perspective...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2019]
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| Summary: | This title explores the place of Media Studies in the age of 'fake news,' analyzing the calls for a curriculum of critical news literacy as part of a cyclical policy debate. With the need for young people in democracies to understand mainstream news agendas and take a critical perspective on social media news, including so-called 'fake news', this book argues for media studies as a mandatory subject. However, 'fake news' is not presented in the book as a stable, neutral term with a clear definition, but is instead defined as an idea that risks obscuring the key critical and political premise of Media Studies. All media representation requires critical deconstruction. Therefore, any distinction between 'real' and 'fake' media is a false binary. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 255 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index. |
| ISBN: | 3030272192 9783030272197 |