Essays about: "Political Misinformation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the words Political Misinformation.

  1. 16. Can generalised trust in news media change media exposure patterns?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/JMG - Inst f journalistik och masskomm

    Author : Grėtė Kaulinytė; [2020-10-12]
    Keywords : Trust in news media; media trust; media exposure; media exposure; intentional news avoidance; intentional news avoidance; online or social media; alternative political media; attitude-consistent media; counter-attitudinal media;

    Abstract : The question of how trust in news media relates to news media exposure patterns attracts considerable attention from both scholars and society in general. Many previous studies have found that trust in news media positively relates to mainstream media exposure and negatively relates to non-mainstream media exposure, including online and social media news. READ MORE

  3. 17. Staging Areopagitica : A report on what theater can borrow from courthouses to strengthen its civic function as an instrument of truth

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Mohammed Selander; [2019]
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    Abstract : Throughout the report, I argue for the virtues of allowing the contentious fictional narratives of poetry, theatre and myth to take place in the public's consciousness. In an attempt to deal with the spread of misinformation, societies have tended to favor censorship, which only deals with a symptom at the cost of the public's critical thinking. READ MORE

  4. 18. Ideological Misinformation: How News Corp Australia amplifies the discourses of the reactionary right

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Dean Gallagher; [2019]
    Keywords : ideological misinformation; the left; network society; free speech; extremism; critical discourse analysis; News Corp; far-right;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the interactions between Australian mainstream media and social media political influencers and how these interactions amplify ideological misinformation. Social media, particularly YouTube, is increasingly a primary source of news and information for people, principally in the younger 18 – 35-year demographic. READ MORE

  5. 19. A study on the characteristics of spreading news on Twitter : The influence social media has on society

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Jesper Holmström; Daniel Jonsson; [2018]
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    Abstract : The spreading of news on social media is a complex process and sought-after skill in today’s society. People spreading political beliefs, marketing teams who want to make money and people who want to achieve fame are all trying to understand the best way to influence others. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Ministry of Post-Truth: Using George Orwell’s 1984 to Develop English as a Foreign Language Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Hudberg; [2018]
    Keywords : EFL; Critical thinking; George Orwell; 1984; Dystopian Fiction; Post-truth; Alternative Facts; Fake News; Critical literacy pedagogy;

    Abstract : In 2016, “post-truth” was chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford Dictionaries. This is a concept that has come to be associated with a type of political discourse in which objective facts are less important than factual inaccuracies which appeal to emotion to influence people’s attitudes. READ MORE