Description
Product ID: | 9781032047850 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Routledge Studies in Media, Communication, and Politics |
Title: | Populist Disinformation in Fragmented Information Settings |
Subtitle: | Understanding the Nature and Persuasiveness of Populist and Post-factual Communication |
Authors: | Author: Michael Hameleers |
Page Count: | 202 |
Subjects: | Communication studies, Communication studies, Media studies, Politics and government, Political campaigning and advertising, Information technology: general topics, Media studies, Politics & government, Political campaigning & advertising, Information technology: general issues |
Description: | Select Guide Rating In this highly relevant work, Dr. Michael Hameleers illuminates the role of traditional and social media in shaping the political consequences of populism and disinformation in a mediatized era characterized by post-factual relativism and the perseverance of a populist zeitgeist. In this highly relevant work, Dr. Michael Hameleers illuminates the role of traditional and social media in shaping the political consequences of populism and disinformation in a mediatized era characterized by post-factual relativism and the perseverance of a populist zeitgeist. Using comparative empirical evidence collected in the US, the UK, and the Netherlands, this book explores the politics and discursive construction of populism and disinformation, how they co-occur, their effects on society, and the antidotes used to combat the consequences of these communicative phenomena. This book is an essential text for students and academics in communication, media studies, political science, sociology, and psychology. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-09-25 |