The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has changed the way we live and
communicate. The phases of lockdown brought about by the pandemic
fundamentally changed the way we work, lead our everyday lives, and
how we communicate, resulting in Internet platforms becoming more
important than ever before. Communicating COVID-19 explores the impact
of these changes on society and the way we communicate, and the effect
this has had on the spread of misinformation. Critical communication
and Internet scholar Christian Fuchs analyses the changes of everyday
communication in the COVID-19 crisis and how misinformation has spread
online throughout the pandemic. He explores the foundations and rapid
spread of conspiracy theories and anti-vaccination discourse on the
Internet, paying particular attention to the vast amount of COVID-19
conspiracy theories about Bill Gates. He also interrogates Internet
users' reactions to these COVID-19 conspiracy theories as well as how
Donald Trump communicated about COVID-19 on Twitter during the final
year of his Presidency. Communicating COVID-19 is an essential work
for anyone seeking to understand the role of digital technologies,
changes in communication and the Internet, and the spread of
conspiracy theories in the context of COVID-19.
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Everyday Life, Digital Capitalism, and Conspiracy Theories in Pandemic Times
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781801177221
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Emerald Publishing Ltd.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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