Bad News: Why We Fall for Fake News

by Rob Brotherton

Book Overview

Psychologist Rob Brotherton asks, "how can we all be smarter consumers of news?"

Today we carry the news with us, getting instant alerts about events around the globe. And yet despite this unprecedented abundance of information, it seems increasingly difficult to know what's true and what's not. In Bad News, Rob Brotherton delves into the psychology of news, reviewing how psychological research can help navigate this post-truth...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472962850
• ISBN13: 9781472962850
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.1"