Bad News
Why We Fall for Fake News
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2705649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rob Brotherton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Bad News (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Sigma (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9781472962867 |
| OpenAlex | W4254597645 |
| ISBN | 9781472962867 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
From the bestselling author of Suspicious Minds There was a time when the news came once a day, in the morning newspaper. A time when the only way to see what was happening around the world was to catch the latest newsreel at the movies. Times have changed. Now we’re inundated. The news is no longer confined to a radio in the living room, or to a nightly half-hour timeslot on the television. Pundits pontificate on news networks 24 hours a day. We carry the news with us, getting instant alerts about events around the globe. Yet despite this unprecedented abundance of information, it seems increasingly difficult to know what’s true and what’s not. In Bad News, Rob Brotherton delves into the psychology of news, reviewing how the latest research can help navigate this supposedly post-truth world. Which buzzwords describe psychological reality, and which are empty sound bites? How much
Computer Science · Media Influence and Health · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |