I've really enjoyed reading these emails about fake news. For better or worse I've become connected to this topic <https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/11/18/my-fake-news-list-went-viral-but-made-up-stories-are-only-part-of-the-problem/?utm_term=.6e3ba26e7cc0>, and I am currently putting together a book proposal for a co-edited anthology called "Fake News" (broadly construed to include false, conspiratorial, propagandistic, etc. "news"). The book will contain 2-3k word essays, and I've already lined up some pretty awesome contributors in communication & media studies (as well as people who study media literacy, psychology, etc.). I am planning on submitting the full proposal to the listserv in early January, but if anyone wants to talk about potential topics/contributions now, please email me at mzimdars1@gmail.com. Melissa Zimdars (Mish) On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Unsworth,Kristene <ku26@drexel.edu> wrote:
This has been an amazing exchange of ideas. I'm so pleased to be able to benefit from all your thoughts! I've been thinking about proposing a special journal issue on Fake News and the Post-Truth Society...what do you all think? We could also propose at track at AoIR.
Just some thoughts, looking forward to hearing any thoughts on the suggestion.
Kris
-----Original Message----- From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Stromer-Galley Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 11:12 AM To: AIR Subject: Re: [Air-L] Fake News
Just adding to this discussion a nice podcast that examines this issue from a historical point-of-view. It's Episode 5: http://manythingsconsidered.com/podcast/
I've also written an article in The Conversation about ways that Facebook could help reduce fake news' spread: https://theconversation.com/ three-ways-facebook-could-reduce-fake-news-without- resorting-to-censorship-69033
It's an important topic, and I look forward to the excellent studies that will be spurred by this.
~Jenny
-----Original Message----- From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of jon pers Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 9:52 AM To: Emma Duke-Williams <emma.dukewilliams@gmail.com> Cc: AIR <air-l@aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Fake News
The Copenhagen Center for Information and Bubble Studies (Vincent Hendricks) are surely working on this.
http://bubblestudies.ku.dk/ <http://bubblestudies.ku.dk/>
For instance: http://sciencenordic.com/facebook-not-about-stimulating-democracy?utm_ source=ScienceNordic.com+Newsletter&utm_campaign= a78a81653e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ 3bb7f89ffc-a78a81653e-239953037 <http://sciencenordic.com/ facebook-not-about-stimulating-democracy?utm_source=ScienceNordic.com+ Newsletter&utm_campaign=a78a81653e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN& utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb7f89ffc-a78a81653e-239953037>
J
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