Fake News Vs Media Studies: Travels in a False Binary

by Julian McDougall

This book explores the place of Media Studies in the age of 'fake news', analysing 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030272192
• ISBN13: 9783030272197
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"