Theorizing mediated information distortion : the COVID-19 infodemic and beyond
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Theorizing mediated information distortion : the COVID-19 infodemic and beyond
（Routledge studies in media, communication, and politics）
Routledge, 2024
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Description
Explores the phenomenon of distortion of information through media via the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic
Posites that the interrelated processes of misinformation, disinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories are related forms of distortion of information through media (DIM)
Offers a model for further research across such disciplines as communication, journalism/media studies, political science, sociology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, public health, big data analytics, social network analytics, computational linguistics and geographic information sciences.
Table of Contents
1. Virus = Language / Language = Virus 2. Meme Level: Constraints of an Attention Economy/Ecology 3. Individual Level: Misinformation Motives 4. Meme x Individual Level: Message Processing 5. Social Network Dynamics Level 6. Societal/Cultural (Media) Ecosystem and Geotechnical Levels 7. Whither Progress?
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