Digital Democracy, Social Media and Disinformation / Petros Iosifidis and Nicholas Nicoli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iosifidis, Petros, author.

Nicoli, Nicholas, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital media--Political aspects.

Digital media.

Social media--Political aspects.

Social media.

Disinformation.

Political participation--Technological innovations.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Abingdon : Routledge, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Petros Iosifidis is professor in Sociology and Media Policy at City, University of London, UK. He has acknowledged expertise in the realms of communications policy, public service media, regulation of social media and media coverage of sport. He is author of 8 books including Reinventing Public Service Communication (2010), Public Television in the Digital Era (2012), Global Media and Communication Policy (2013), Public Sphere and Mediated Social Networks (2016, with M. Wheeler) and Global Media & National Policies (2016, with T. Flew and J. Steemers). He has contributed numerous book chapters and has published extensively in peer-review journals. He has served as an ESRC Peer Review College reviewer, as Principal Editor of the Journal of Digital Media & Policy and Co-Editor of the Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. He is Vice-Chair of IAMCR Global Media Policy group and has acted as national expert on European projects. Nicholas Nicoli is associate professor of Communication at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. His research focuses on communications policy and creative industry institutions. His initial research sought to deconstruct creativity management policies within public service broadcasters such as the BBC. Thereafter he focused his attention on the impact of communications policy upon strategic communication. His current research explores the intersection of communications policy, digital disinformation and the public interest. He has contributed in book chapters and has published extensively in peer-review journals. He is on the editorial boards of The Institute for Mass Media Journal of Digital Media & Policy and Journal of Media Business Studies and has acted as a national expert and science communications manager on European projects.

Contents:

Section I Market Trends, Internet Intermediaries and Theories p. 11

2 Democracy, public sphere and citizenship in a network society p. 13

3 Social media, populism and regulatory action p. 26

Section II The Current State of the Art of Digital Disinformation p. 41

4 Digital disinformation and ways of addressing it p. 43

5 European policy strategies in combating digital disinformation p. 61

Section III Country Cases and Digital Disinformation p. 83

6 Russia and digital disinformation p. 85

7 Ukraine and digital democracy p. 101.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

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ISBN:

9781000299786

1000299783

9780429318481

0429318480

9781000299748

1000299740

9781000299762

1000299767

Publisher Number:

40030309540

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