The explosive usage in recent years of the terms “fake news” and “posttruth” reflects worldwide frustration and concern about rampant social problems created by pseudo-information. Our digital networked society and […]
What role does journalism play in a democracy? What does it mean to see and render visible the contemporary world? What is the political significance of such an activity? Does […]
Professor Roger Mucchielli retraces the modern history of subversion and analyzes its mechanisms and major events. A radical change has taken place in the conception of modern warfare. Today, war […]
From Tiananmen to the Gulf, via Timisoara, the author describes, sometimes in a vitriolic style, the blunders of the media, who in his view have become too sure of themselves. […]
Criticism towards the media and journalists is gaining momentum by the day. Economic and advertising constraints, technological upheavals and societal demands are weighing down on the press with unprecedented intensity. […]
This study seeks to understand how political misinformation spreads. To do so, it is bases itself on the popular assumption that citizens are distrustful of the mainstream media. It then […]
The spread of fake news on social media became a public concern in the United States after the 2016 presidential election. The authors examined exposure to and sharing of fake […]
In a culture like ours, long accustomed to splitting and dividing all things as a means of control, it is sometimes a bit of a shock to be reminded that, […]
In January 2018, the European Commission set up a highlevel group of experts («the HLEG») to advise on policy initiatives to counter fake news and disinformation spread online.
