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Misinformation and mass audiences / edited by Brian G. Southwell, Emily A. Thorson, and Laura Sheble

Southwell, Brian G., 1974- [Herausgeberin/-geber] ; Thorson, Emily A. [Herausgeberin/-geber] ; Sheble, Laura [Herausgeberin/-geber]

First edition

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018

ix, 307 Seiten : Diagramme ; 24 cm

Englisch

Introduction : misinformation among mass audiences as a focus for inquiry / Brian G. Southwell, Emily A. Thorson, and Laura Sheble

Believing things that are not true : a cognitive science perspective on misinformation / Elizabeth J. Marsh and Brenda W. Yang

Awareness of misinformation in health-related advertising : a narrative review of the literature / Vanessa Boudewyns, Brian G. Southwell, Kevin R. Betts, Catherine Slota Gupta, Ryan S. Paquin, Amie C. O'Donoghue, and Natasha Vazquez

Measuring knowledge in the age of misinformation : importance and challenges in the tobacco domain / Joseph N. Cappella, Yotam Ophir, and Jazmyne Sutton

Measuring perceptions of share of groups / Douglas J. Ahler and Gaurav Sood

Dimensions of visual misinformation in the emerging media landscape / Jeff Hemsley and Jaime Snyder

The effects of false information in news stories / Melanie C. Green and John K. Donahue

Can satire and irony constitute misinformation? / Dannagal G. Young

Media and political misperceptions / Brian E. Weeks

Misinformation and science: emergence, diffusion, and persistence / Laura Sheble

Doing the wrong things for the right reasons : how environmental misinformation affects environmental behavior / Alexander Maki, Amanda R. Carrico, and Michael P. Vandenbergh

Misinformation and its correction : cognitive mechanisms and recommendations for mass communication / Briony Swire and Ullrich Ecker

How to counteract consumer product misinformation / Graham Bullock

A history of fact-checking in U.S. politics and election contexts / Shannon Poulsen and Dannagal G. Young

Comparing approaches to journalistic fact-checking / Emily A. Thorson

The role of middle-level gatekeepers in propagation and longevity of misinformation / Jeff Hemsley

Encouraging information search to counteract misinformation : providing "balanced" information about vaccines / Samantha Kaplan

Conclusion : an agenda for misinformation research / Emily A. Thorson, Laura Sheble, and Brian G. Southwell

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-1-4773-1455-5 (cloth : alk. paper); 978-1-4773-1456-2 (pbk. : alk. paper)

978-1-4773-1457-9 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff); 978-1-4773-1458-6 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2017025953

OCoLC: 1029457194     

AP 16800      Ähnliche Literatur

P91.27

302.23

*Massenmedien ; Fehlinformation ; Öffentlichkeit ; Wahrnehmung      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Mass media -- Audiences ; Communication ; Common fallacies -- Social aspects ; Deceptive advertising -- Social aspects ; Mass media -- Audiences ; Communication ; Common fallacies -- Social aspects ; Deceptive advertising -- Social aspects

Introduction : misinformation among mass audiences as a focus for inquiry / Brian G. Southwell, Emily A. Thorson, and Laura Sheble -- Believing things that are not true : a cognitive science perspective on misinformation / Elizabeth J. Marsh and Brenda W. Yang -- Awareness of misinformation in health-related advertising : a narrative review of the literature / Vanessa Boudewyns, Brian G. Southwell, Kevin R. Betts, Catherine Slota Gupta, Ryan S. Paquin, Amie C. O'Donoghue, and Natasha Vazquez -- Measuring knowledge in the age of misinformation : importance and challenges in the tobacco domain / Joseph N. Cappella, Yotam Ophir, and Jazmyne Sutton -- Measuring perceptions of share of groups / Douglas J. Ahler and Gaurav Sood -- Dimensions of visual misinformation in the emerging media landscape / Jeff Hemsley and Jaime Snyder -- The effects of false information in news stories / Melanie C. Green and John K. Donahue -- Can satire and irony constitute misinformation? / Dannagal G. Young -- Media and political misperceptions / Brian E. Weeks -- Misinformation and science: emergence, diffusion, and persistence / Laura Sheble -- Doing the wrong things for the right reasons : how environmental misinformation affects environmental behavior / Alexander Maki, Amanda R. Carrico, and Michael P. Vandenbergh -- Misinformation and its correction : cognitive mechanisms and recommendations for mass communication / Briony Swire and Ullrich Ecker -- How to counteract consumer product misinformation / Graham Bullock -- A history of fact-checking in U.S. politics and election contexts / Shannon Poulsen and Dannagal G. Young -- Comparing approaches to journalistic fact-checking / Emily A. Thorson -- The role of middle-level gatekeepers in propagation and longevity of misinformation / Jeff Hemsley -- Encouraging information search to counteract misinformation : providing "balanced" information about vaccines / Samantha Kaplan -- Conclusion : an agenda for misinformation research / Emily A. Thorson, Laura Sheble, and Brian G. Southwell