Reality Lost: Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation by Vincent F. HendricksEnglish | PDF,EPUB | 2018 | 157 Pages | ISBN : 3030008126 | 21.57 MB
This book looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state.
The media is being flooded by populist narratives, fake news, conspiracy theories and make-believe. Misinformation is turning into a challenge for all of us, whether politicians, journalists, or citizens. In the age of information, attention is a prime asset and may be converted into money, power, and influence – sometimes at the cost of facts. The point is to obtain exposure on the air and in print media, and to generate traffic on social media platforms. With information in abundance and attention scarce, the competition is ever fiercer with truth all too often becoming the first victim.