Network propaganda manipulation, disinformation, and radicalization in American politics Benkler, Yochai creator author. Faris, Rob author. Roberts, Hal (Harold) author. text bibliography Electronic books. History nyu 2018 monographic eng remote 1 electronic resource (ix, 462 pages ) Is social media destroying democracy? Are Russian propaganda or "Fake news" entrepreneurs on Facebook undermining our sense of a shared reality? A conventional wisdom has emerged since the election of Donald Trump in 2016 that new technologies and their manipulation by foreign actors played a decisive role in his victory and are responsible for the sense of a "post-truth" moment in which disinformation and propaganda thrives. Network Propaganda challenges that received wisdom through the most comprehensive study yet published on media coverage of American presidential politics from the start of the election cycle in April 2015 to the one year anniversary of the Trump presidency. Analysing millions of news stories together with Twitter and Facebook shares, broadcast television and YouTube, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the architecture of contemporary American political communications. Through data analysis and detailed qualitative case studies of coverage of immigration, Clinton scandals, and the Trump Russia investigation, the book finds that the right-wing media ecosystem operates fundamentally differently than the rest of the media environment. The authors argue that longstanding institutional, political, and cultural patterns in American politics interacted with technological change since the 1970s to create a propaganda feedback loop in American conservative media. This dynamic has marginalized centre-right media and politicians, radicalized the right wing ecosystem, and rendered it susceptible to propaganda efforts, foreign and domestic. For readers outside the United States, the book offers a new perspective and methods for diagnosing the sources of, and potential solutions for, the perceived global crisis of democratic politics. Mapping disorder. Epistemic crisis -- The architecture of our discontent -- The propaganda feedback loop -- Dynamics of network propaganda -- Immigration and Islamophobia: Breitbart and the Trump Party -- The Fox diet. Mainstream media failure modes and self-healing in a propaganda-rich environment -- The usual suspects. The propaganda pipeline: hacking the core from the periphery -- Are the Russians coming? -- Mammon's algorithm: marketing, manipulation, and clickbait on Facebook -- Can democracy survive the Internet?. Polarization in American politics -- The origins of asymmetry -- Can the Internet survive democracy? -- What can men do against such reckless hate? -- Conclusion. Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, Hal Roberts. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- USA President Communication in politics United States Disinformation United States History 21st century Internet in political campaigns United States Mass media Political aspects United States Political campaigns United States Political culture United States Presidents United States Election 2016 Radicalism United States Social media Political aspects United States United States Politics and government 2009-2017 United States Politics and government 2017-2021 Presidents United States Election 2016 Communication politique États-Unis Désinformation États-Unis Histoire 21e siècle Internet dans les campagnes électorales États-Unis Radicalisme États-Unis Médias sociaux Aspect politique États-Unis États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 2009-2017 États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 2017-2021 POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Elections POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process General Communication in politics Disinformation Internet in political campaigns Mass media Political aspects Political campaigns Political culture Politics and government Presidents Election Radicalism Social media Political aspects United States Desinformation Einflussnahme Internet Massenmedien Politische Berichterstattung Politische Kommunikation Politische Kultur Präsidentenwahl Radikalisierung Social Media Wahlpropaganda USA Politics & government Politics and Government 2000-2099 fast JK526 2016 324.973/0932 Network propaganda New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018. (DLC) 2018020121 9780190923624 9780190923631 9780190923662 0190923660 9780190923648 0190923644 9780190923655 0190923652 0190923628 0190923636 2020719000 8BF48318-EA3B-42EB-9D13-FA831FD979F6 OverDrive, Inc. http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/26406 DLC 180625 20260318164330.3 in00005697140 eng