The roots of fake news : objecting to objective journalism / Brian Winston and Matthew Winston.

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Book

Author/Creator:

Winston, Brian, author.

Winston, Matthew, 1983- author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fake news.

Journalism--Objectivity.

Journalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

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text file

Biography/History:

Brian Winston is the Lincoln Professor at the University of Lincoln (UK). He is the author of A Right to Offend, The Rushdie Fatwa and After and also writes on documentary film and media technology. He was the founding director of the Glasgow University Media Group. Matthew Winston is the author of Gonzo Text: Disentangling Meaning in Hunter S. Thompson's Journalism . He teaches in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology at the University of Leicester.

Contents:

Roots p. 15

1 'Strange newes': Printed news 1485- p. 17

'The Frightening and Truly Extraordinary Story'

2 'Newes': The coming of the newspaper 1600- p. 33

'For the better information of the people'

3 'Booming a newspaper': Newspapers and news-media 1800- p. 50

'Many a good newspaper story has been ruined by over-verification'

4 'Oh, the humanity!': Legacy news media 1900- p. 69

"The public interest, convenience, or necessity'

5 Online: Digital news 1980- p. 84

'I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind'

6 'Info wars': News platforms 2000-'But journalism is like the most honoured professions in other ways' p. 97

Objecting to objectivity p. 107

7 Fact: 'Hard' science p. 109

'What is behind a scientific text?... Inscriptions'

8 Fact: 'Thick' descriptions p. 119

'Cultural analysis is intrinsically incomplete'

9 Judgement: The legal mindset p. 132

'To collect all the proof on both sides; to compare them'

10 Judgement: The fine print p. 145

'No provider... shall be treated as the publisher'

11 Truth: The philosophical approach p. 155

Journalism by nature is reactive and practical'

12 Truth: Moral philosophy p. 166

'Clear and verifiable links between cause and effect are still lacking'

The fourth estate p. 177

13 Shouting fire on a crowded website p. 179

'Don't confuse me with the facts. I've got a closed mind'

14 Speaking truth to power p. 193

'[M]ore important far than they all'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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9780429628603

0429628609

9780429032264

0429032269

9780429626968

0429626967

9780429625329

0429625324

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40030218516

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