{"product_id":"fighting-falsehoods-suspicion-analysis-and-response-paperback","title":"Fighting Falsehoods: Suspicion, Analysis, and Response - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrene Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers the reader tools to recognize, analyze, and fight back against the fake news, misinformation, and disinformation that come at us from every corner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses real, lively examples to help readers detect fake news, false claims, suspicious information\/data, biased reporting, and hate speech;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates through case studies where to look for information, what to look for, how to analyze the logic\/illogic involved, and uncover the truth value of a story;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses fact-checking sites, what they examine, and their reliability;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides examples and analyzes the components, purposes, and consequences of conspiracy theories;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the tricks of using numbers\/data to mislead readers;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains what to look for to help decide whether to believe the conclusions of stories based on surveys;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a range of concrete, effective responses to dangerous, exaggerated, distorted, and false narratives;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines policy responses to fake news, disinformation, and misinformation across the world. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA key manual to negotiate the information age, this book will be essential reading for students, scholars, and professionals of journalism and mass communication, public policy, politics, and the social sciences. It will also be an indispensable handbook for the lay reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrene Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired professor from Northern Illinois University, U.S. Her BA is from Barnard College (Oriental Studies), and her MA is from Harvard (East Asian Studies). Her PhD is from the University of Chicago, in Sociology. She taught public budgeting, qualitative methods, and research design and has written many books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Rubin's research used many of the techniques outlined in this book. Her single-authored books include \u003ci\u003eRunning in the Red\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBalancing the Federal Budget: Trimming the Herds or Eating the Seed Corn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClass Tax and Power: Municipal Budgeting in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Public Budgeting: Getting and Spending, Borrowing and Balancing\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also coauthored \u003ci\u003eQualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data\u003c\/i\u003e. Her hobbies include traveling, reading Harry Potter in Spanish, and birdwatching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52696458592563,"sku":"9781032287805","price":86.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VW5DZ3ZvKytMYSt4RFBUZHZLbk82UT09.webp?v=1763110588","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/fighting-falsehoods-suspicion-analysis-and-response-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}