Fake News
1st Edition
Published on 18. August 2020
96 pages
978-0-7112-5035-2 (ISBN)
Description
What is fake news? How can the news be wrong? How do we know if what we're reading is true or not?
The concept of fake news and the media as a whole is discussed as part of the What's the Issue series. What's the Issue asks 'what's all the fuss about?' It reviews what is at stake when we think about fake news, with the aim of helping young people to understand this difficult subject and provide them with the tools to inform their own opinions on the issue.
The concept of fake news and the media as a whole is discussed as part of the What's the Issue series. What's the Issue asks 'what's all the fuss about?' It reviews what is at stake when we think about fake news, with the aim of helping young people to understand this difficult subject and provide them with the tools to inform their own opinions on the issue.
Reviews / Votes
A timely title, exploring the responsibilities and power of the media and encouraging critical thinking. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller, August Previews *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Fifth Grade, Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-5035-2 (9780711250352)
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Persons
Tom Jackson is a writer specialising in science and technology for children and adults. Titles include Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again and Philosophy: An Illustrated History of Thought.Cristina Guitian is an illustrator living and working in London. Her distinct style of hand-drawn characters and typography creates surreal worlds filled with hybrid creatures that won her a Bronze Award, Best of British illustration in 2009. Cristina has also created installations for Victoria Revealed, a permanent exhibition at Kensington Palace, and has been featured in the prestigious D&DA Annual.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Author's note
- What's truth got to do with it?
- The evolution of speech
- The invention of writing
- Myths and meaning
- Recording history
- Making pictures
- The invention of printing
- The press
- Forming opinions
- Seeing is believing
- Controlling the story
- Advertising
- Getting publicity
- Radio and television
- Broadcast news
- Tabloid journalism
- Rolling news
- Holding to account
- What is information for?
- The World Wide Web
- Web 2.0
- Memes
- Conspiracy theories
- Citizen journalism
- Freedom of speech
- The filter bubble
- Meddling and misinformation
- News about news
- Populism
- How to spot fake news
- True or false?
- Mind map
- Glossary
- Find out more
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
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