Bad news : why we fall for fake news / Rob Brotherton.

By: Brotherton, Rob [author.]
Language: English Series: Bloomsbury sigma series: Publisher: London, UK ; Bloomsbury Sigma, 2020Description: 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472962850; 1472962850Subject(s): Fake news -- Psychological aspects | Press -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 070.1019 LOC classification: PN4784.F27 | B76 2020
Contents:
Fake news -- Bad news -- Breaking news -- Too much news -- Echo chambers -- Deepfakes -- Post-truth -- Setting the record straight.
Summary: "Today we carry the news with us, getting instant alerts about events around the globe. And yet despite this unprecedented abundance of information, it seems increasingly difficult to know what's true and what's not. In Bad News, Rob Brotherton delves into the psychology of news, reviewing how psychological research can help navigate this post-truth world. Which buzzwords describe psychological reality, and which are empty sound bites? How much of this news is unprecedented, and how much is business as usual? Are we doomed to fall for fake news, or is fake news--fake news?"--Publisher marketing.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-344) and index.

Fake news -- Bad news -- Breaking news -- Too much news -- Echo chambers -- Deepfakes -- Post-truth -- Setting the record straight.

"Today we carry the news with us, getting instant alerts about events around the globe. And yet despite this unprecedented abundance of information, it seems increasingly difficult to know what's true and what's not. In Bad News, Rob Brotherton delves into the psychology of news, reviewing how psychological research can help navigate this post-truth world. Which buzzwords describe psychological reality, and which are empty sound bites? How much of this news is unprecedented, and how much is business as usual? Are we doomed to fall for fake news, or is fake news--fake news?"--Publisher marketing.

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