Politics and Journalism in a Post-Truth World

Book Overview

Fake news. Alternative facts. Even before those terms were coined, we had already moved to a post-truth reality. Due to a number of driving forces, we have evolved into a society that values emotion and personal belief more than it does objective facts. More Americans are willing to believe false stories as long as they match up with their own personal and political beliefs. How will this affect our elections, journalistic standards, and news habits?...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153450415X
• ISBN13: 9781534504158
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12