The Roots of Fake News: Objecting to Objective Journalism

by Matthew Winston and Brian Winston

Book Overview

The Roots of Fake News argues that 'fake news' is not a problem caused by the power of the internet, or by the failure of good journalism to assert itself. Rather, it is within the news's ideological foundations - professionalism, neutrality, and most especially objectivity - that the true roots of the current 'crisis' are to be found.

Placing the concept of media objectivity in a fuller historical context, this book examines how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367145464
• ISBN13: 9780367145460
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"