Network propaganda : : manipulation, disinformation, and radicalization in American politics / / Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, and Hal Roberts.

• VerfasserIn: Benkler, Yochai,; Faris, Robert,; Roberts, Hal
• TeilnehmendeR: Faris, Robert,; Roberts, Hal
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Oxford University Press,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Notes: Previously issued in print: 2018.

This text examines the shape, composition, and practices of the United States political media landscape. It explores the roots of the current epistemic crisis in political communication with a focus on the remarkable 2016 U.S. president election culminating in the victory of Donald Trump and the first year of his presidency.

Table of Contents

Mapping disorder. Epistemic crisis -- The architecture of our discontent -- The propaganda feedback loop -- Dynamics of network propaganda -- Immigration and Islamophobia: Breitbart and the Trump Party -- The Fox diet. Mainstream media failure modes and self-healing in a propaganda-rich environment -- The usual suspects. The propaganda pipeline: hacking the core from the periphery -- Are the Russians coming? -- Mammon's algorithm: marketing, manipulation, and clickbait on Facebook -- Can democracy survive the Internet?. Polarization in American politics -- The origins of asymmetry -- Can the Internet survive democracy? -- What can men do against such reckless hate? -- Conclusion.