BLOGS, FAKE NEWS, AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES
BLOGS, FAKE NEWS, AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES

Author(s): Nitin Agarwal, Kiran Kumar Bandeli
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Evaluation research, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: ICT; media; communication; social networks; blogs; fake news; social media platforms; facebook; twitter;
Summary/Abstract: Blogs provide fertile ground for framing narratives. This chapter demonstrates that aside from the blog post itself, reader comments can make the narrative more persuasive. However, the absence of a social network structure for blogs inhibits the dissemination of these narratives. Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook are used as vehicles to disseminate the content using cross-media and mixed-media tactics. The link between blogs and social media platforms is vital for understanding contemporary disinformation campaigns.

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