FAKE NEWS AND THE DIGITAL MEDIA. THE CHANGING BATTLE FOR PEOPLE’S HEARTS, MINDS AND ILLUSIONS
FAKE NEWS AND THE DIGITAL MEDIA. THE CHANGING BATTLE FOR PEOPLE’S HEARTS, MINDS AND ILLUSIONS
Author(s): Peter GrossSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: fake news; digital media; dissemination; public sphere.
Summary/Abstract: This keynote address at the Digital Media International Conference at the Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania, on May 2017 briefly discusses fake news and the nature of its effectiveness; then addresses the potential, theoretical negatives and reasons for them when fake news is disseminated by via digital media; and concludes with some remarks about the reshaping of the public sphere, an issue that is wide open for scholarly exploration.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Ephemerides
- Issue Year: 62/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 23-36
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English