
Information at War
Journalism, Disinformation, and Modern Warfare
Philip Seib(Author)
Polity Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-5095-4857-6 (ISBN)
Description
A war's outcome is determined by more than bullets and bombs. In our digital age, the proliferation of new media venues has magnified the importance of information - whether its content is true or purposely false - in battling an enemy and defending the public.
In this book, Philip Seib, one of the world's leading experts on media and war, offers a probing analysis of the role of information in warfare from the Second World War to the present day and beyond. He focuses on some of the thorniest issues on the contemporary agenda: When untruthful and inflammatory information poisons a nation's political processes and weakens its social fabric, what kind of response is appropriate? How can media literacy help citizens defend themselves against information warfare? Should militaries place greater emphasis on crippling their adversaries with information rather than kinetic force?
Well-written and wide-ranging, Information at War suggests answers to key questions with which governments, journalists, and the public must grapple during the years ahead. Information at war affects us all, and this book shows us how.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5095-4857-6 (9781509548576)
Schweitzer Classification
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Philip Seib
Information at War: Journalism, Disinformation, and Modern Warfare
Journalism, Disinformation, and Modern Warfare
Book
07/2021
1st Edition
Polity Press
€71.00
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E-Book
06/2021
1st Edition
Wiley
€18.99
Available for download
Person
Philip Seib is Professor of Journalism, Public Diplomacy, and International Relations at the University of Southern California.
Content
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Living-Room Wars
2. Competing for Information Control
3. War Information Expands
4. Social Media Go to War
5. Russia and New Dimensions of Information at War
6. From Media Manipulation to Media Literacy
7. Where We've Been, Where We're Going
Selected Bibliography
Notes Notes
Preface Introduction 1. Living-Room Wars 2. Competing for Information Control 3. War Information Expands 4. Social Media Go to War 5. Russia and New Dimensions of Information at War 6. From Media Manipulation to Media Literacy 7. Where We've Been, Where We're Going Selected Bibliography Notes