The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education

by Nolan Higdon

Book Overview

Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, concerns about fake news have fostered calls for government regulation and industry intervention to mitigate the influence of false content. These proposals are hindered by a lack of consensus concerning the definition of fake news or its origins. Media scholar Nolan Higdon contends that expanded access to critical media literacy education, grounded in a comprehensive history of fake news, is a more promising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520347870
• ISBN13: 9780520347878
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"