Misinformation and mass audiences / edited by Brian G. Southwell, Emily A. Thorson, and Laura Sheble.

Lies and inaccurate information are as old as humanity, but never before have they been so easy to spread. Each moment of every day, the Internet and broadcast media purvey misinformation, either deliberately or accidentally, to a mass audience on subjects ranging from politics to consumer goods to...

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Other Authors:	Southwell, Brian G. (Brian Glen), 1974- (Editor), Thorson, Emily A. (Editor), Sheble, Laura (Editor)
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Information (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects:	Mass media > Audiences. Communication. Common fallacies > Social aspects. Deceptive advertising > Social aspects.