How to research misinformation online / by Rachel E. Moran and Kolina Koltai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moran, Rachel E., author.

Koltai, Kolina, author.

Series:

SAGE research methods: doing research online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Common fallacies--Research.

Common fallacies.

Disinformation--Research.

Disinformation.

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2022.

Summary:

This guide will help academics enter the messy space of mis- and disinformation research. It explores the diversity of definitions and entry points into studying "information disorder" including the differences between mis-, dis-, and malinformation. Researchers will gain insight into how to identify the most appropriate method for their research questions depending on where in the lifecycle of digital information spread, they are most interested in exploring. Research methods include both quantitative and qualitative approaches including topic modeling, experiments, network analysis, interviews, digital trace ethnography, and more. The guide also elaborates how researchers can best identify a site of study for their explorations into misinformation by attending to issues of data access, privacy, and platform culture. Finally, and importantly, this guide explores best practices for conducting safe and ethical research into toxic online communities and conversations ranging from individual safeguards to minimize researcher exposure, to ethical practices for publishing research based on public social media data.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5296-0922-4

9781529609226

OCLC:

1335036689