EAN: 9783030008123

REALITY LOST - VINCENT F HENDRICKS MADS VESTERG...

This open access book looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state. The media
is being flooded by populist narratives  fake news  conspiracy theories and make-believe.
Misinformation is turning into a challenge for all of us  whether politicians  journalists  or
citizens. In the age of information  attention is a prime asset and may be converted into money
power  and influence - sometimes at the cost of facts. The point is to obtain exposure on the
air and in print media  and to generate traffic on social media platforms. With information in
abundance and attention scarce  the competition is ever fiercer with truth all too often
becoming the first victim. Reality Lost: Markets of Attention  Misinformation and Manipulation
is an analysis by philosophers Vincent F. Hendricks and Mads Vestergaard of the nuts and bolts
of the information market  the attention economy and media eco-system which may pave way to
postfactual democracy. Here misleading narratives become the basis for political opinion
formation  debate  and legislation. To curb this development and the threat it poses to
democratic deliberation  political self-determination and freedom  it is necessary that we
first grasp the mechanisms and structural conditions that cause it.

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