Reprint

Research, Literacy, and Communication Education: New Challenges Facing Disinformation

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November 2021
272 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-2514-3 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-2515-0 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Research, Literacy, and Communication Education: New Challenges Facing Disinformation that was published in

Business & Economics
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Summary

The information that comes through digital media and social networks is increasing. This potential access to almost infinite information makes it difficult to select relevant content with a good understanding. It is therefore necessary to generate research that thoroughly analyses the phenomenon of communication and information in the digital age. For this reason, this monograph presents different research studies that highlight the need for greater media literacy and education in order to prevent the existence and dissemination of fake news. Citizens must know how to deal with disinformation and be able to detect the source of bad intentions behind information. Therefore, people need to be aware of the new communication challenges in order to determine what is important, which media they can trust, and where information has been misused or manipulated. In conclusion, society must be prepared to face new challenges related to misinformation. An educated and digitally literate society will be able to face these problems and be prepared to face the new communication challenges, including interaction with social networks, new audiences, new media, fake news, etc.

Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
digital literacy; COVID-19; generation Z; students; lockdown; higher education; communication; Instagram; demonization; hate speech; arab world; Islamophobia; social media; fake news; young adults; Spain; post-trust; disinformation; trust; media credibility; gatekeepers; management communication; strategic communication; public relations; journalism; sport press; Marca; As; Mundo Deportivo; sport; rumor; signing; transfer; Real Madrid; Barcelona; journalistic rumor; communication; fashion marketing; social media; fashion brands; content analysis; customer relationship management; Facebook; branded content; engagement; social networks; political bias; fake news; disinformation; left–right dimension; misinformation; fake news; social media; media; consumption; Generation Z; young people; media literacy; science education; human evolution; communication media; Spanish media; science communication; knowledge; didactic video; storytelling; digital media; YouTube; virtual learning; digital marketing; innovation; high education; information; fake news; disinformation; misinformation; hoaxes; social media; citizen perceptions; social media and new challenges; journalism; fact checkers; fact-checking agency; disinformation; fake news; Spain; the United Kingdom; fact-checking services; fake news; business model; business key elements; Spain; disinformation; responsibility in young people in Spain; COVID-19; credibility; social effects; communication solutions; Instagram; educational influencers; communication; social media; new audiences; transmedia production; digital marketing; descriptive analysis; content analysis; social networks; methodology; online community; questionnaires; fake news; disinformation; vulnerability

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