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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     McBrayer, Justin P.     Subjects     Fake news.     Disinformation -- United States.     Media literacy -- United States.     Truthfulness and falsehood.     Truth.     Browse Catalog     by author:      McBrayer, Justin P.       by title:      Beyond fake news : f...       by call number:      121 M478b     Search the Web     McBrayer, Justin P.     Fake news.     Disinformation -- United States.     Media literacy -- United States.     Truthfulness and falsehood.     Truth.       MARC Display

Beyond fake news : finding the truth in a world of misinformation / Justin P. McBrayer. by McBrayer, Justin P. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. Call #: 121 M478b Subjects Fake news.   Disinformation -- United States.   Media literacy -- United States.   Truthfulness and falsehood.   Truth. ISBN:  9780367483081 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Finding the truth in a world of misinformation Description:  xix, 228 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "[Justin P. McBrayer is professor of Philosophy at Fort Lewis College, the liberal arts college for the State of Colorado.] The world is swimming in misinformation. Conflicting messages bombard us every day with news on everything from politics and world events to investments and alternative health. The daily paper, nightly news, websites, and social media each compete for our attention and each often insist on a different version of the facts. Inevitably, we have questions: Who is telling the truth? How would we know? How did we get here? What can we do? 'Beyond Fake News' answers these and other queries. It offers a technological and market-based explanation for how our informational environment became so polluted. It shows how purveyors of news often have incentives to mislead us, and how consumers of information often have incentives to be misled. And it chronicles how, as technology improves and the regulatory burdens drop, our information-scape becomes ever more littered with misinformation. 'Beyond Fake News' argues that even when we really want the truth, our minds are built in such a way so as to be incapable of grasping many facts and blind spots mar our view of the world. But we can do better, both as individuals and as a society. As individuals, we can improve the accuracy of our understanding of the world by knowing who to trust and recognizing our limitations. And as a society, we can take important steps to reduce the quantity and effects of misinformation."--Back cover. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 121 M478b Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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