Journalism and truth in an age of social media / edited by James E. Katz and Kate K. Mays.

Oxford ; New York, NY: Oxford University Press, [2019]

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This volume gathers leading scholars in the fields of journalism and communication studies, philosophy, and the social sciences to examine critical questions of how we should understand journalism's changing landscape as it relates to fundamental questions about the role of truth and information in society. Identifying and communicating truth is an age-old concern, greatly exacerbated and amplified by the onslaught of social media. Along with confronting the fake news phenomenon, chapter authors address the age-old issue of truth and credibility in journalism as it operates in politics, and ho.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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