Fake News Vs Media Studies Av Julian Mcdougall

<div><div>This book explores the place of Media Studies in the age of ''fake news'', analysing the calls for a curriculum of critical news literacy as part of a cyclical policy debate. With the need for young people in democracies to understand mainstream news agendas and take a critical perspective on social media news, including so-called ''fake news'', this book argues for Media Studies as a mandatory subject.  However, ''fake news'' is not presented in the book as a stable, neutral term with a clear definition, but is instead defined as an idea that risks obscuring the key critical and political premise of Media Studies. All media representation requires critical deconstruction: therefore, any distinction between ''real'' and ''fake'' media is a false binary. </div><div> </div><div>The author draws together two narrative strands: one analysing contemporary news and journalism, featuring interviews with journalists and news commentators, and the other re-appraising th

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