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Społeczne bezpieczeństwo informacyjne w erze nowych mediów
Social Security of Information in the New Media Era

Author(s): Marta Du Vall
Subject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: information environment; information behavior; media literacy; security

Summary/Abstract: In the Information Society era, the actions of states, organizations and individuals depend on access to up-to-date and valuable information, and this depends, to a large extent, on the dynamic development of new information and communication technologies. Providing information security, the author understands as actions aimed at securing citizens, society and institutions of the state against any negative influence in the information sphere. The subject of the author’s interest is social information security. An important issue is the problem of fake news - unreported, false information that most people do not recognize due to their low level of media competence. Frequently false information is deliberately fabricated to reach the mass audience, and the problem is compounded by the fact that more and more people treat social media as the most important source of news.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 19-30
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish