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020 _a9783030008123
020 _a9783030008130 (eBook)
040 _aDDC
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_a070.43
_bHEN
100 _aHendricks, Vincent F.
245 _aReality Lost :
_bMarkets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation/
_cby Vincent F. Hendricks and Mads Vestergaard.
260 _aSwitzerland :
_bSpringer,
_c2019.
300 _a159 p. ;
_bE-book
500 _aAnalyzes fake news based on attention economics Looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state Arms readers with the knowledge to combat misinformation
520 _aThis open access book looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state. The media is being flooded by populist narratives, fake news, conspiracy theories and make-believe. Misinformation is turning into a challenge for all of us, whether politicians, journalists, or citizens. In the age of information, attention is a prime asset and may be converted into money, power, and influence – sometimes at the cost of facts. The point is to obtain exposure on the air and in print media, and to generate traffic on social media platforms. With information in abundance and attention scarce, the competition is ever fiercer with truth all too often becoming the first victim. Reality Lost: Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation is an analysis by philosophers Vincent F. Hendricks and Mads Vestergaard of the nuts and bolts of the information market, the attention economy and media eco-system which may pave way to postfactual democracy. Here misleading narratives become the basis for political opinion formation, debate, and legislation. To curb this development and the threat it poses to democratic deliberation, political self-determination and freedom, it is necessary that we first grasp the mechanisms and structural conditions that cause it.
650 _aPhilosophy
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650 _aDigital media
650 _aEconomics--Psychological aspects
650 _aInternet marketing
650 _aManagement science
650 _aBusiness
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650 _aDemocracy
700 _aVestergaard, Mads
856 _aReality Lost
_uhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-030-00813-0.pdf
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