Overview
- Contains interviews with journalists, news commentators and media educators to represent a breadth of perspectives within the field
- Uses an innovative format to weave together arguments regarding contemporary journalism and media education
- Provides a refreshing viewpoint on a timely topic which is increasingly gaining currency within global debate
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
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 the discipline of Media Studies itself. This bold and innovative book will appeal to all those interested in the nebulous and often confusing media landscape, as well as students and practitioners of Media Studies.
Reviews
“In an age of fake news, how can Media Studies respond? McDougall puts the case for making Media Studies compulsory in schools by super charging the subject - ensuring it is critical, contemporary and creative and enabling it to be politically relevant and socially imperative. Full of practical advice and illuminating interviews, this is an important intervention at a crucial moment in time - all teachers of Media Studies take note: read this book and get ready.” (Natalie Fenton, Professor of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK)
“Reading this book is like watching a media literacy hologram exhibit in amodern agora where impressive experts are speaking from their own perspective and Julian is waiting for you at the exit with the word cloud EDUCATION in his hands... He is bringing us back to the origins of media studies...” (Igor Kanižaj, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
“In a time of increasing paranoia about the future of our media industries and infrastructures, Julian McDougall has emerged with a compelling and rich inquiry into why Media Studies matters now, perhaps more than ever before. This book – rigorous, witty, and dynamic – offers a series of keen insights, first person stories, research and examples from the field to provide a comprehensive portrait of a discipline that is re-emerging as a force for democracy, civility and social change when needed most.” (Paul Mihailidis, Professor of Civic Media and Journalism, Emerson College, USA)
“This book is a timely and important contribution to debates about the role of media education in an era of ‘Fake News’. McDougall lets us hear from key figures in the field as he makes a convincing case for media literacy to be a compulsory component in young people’s formal education. An essential read.” (Dave Harte, Birmingham City University, UK)
“Julian McDougall’s book is an excellent proposal to study, understand and move forward in regard to disinformation contexts. With vivid writing, it offers a theoretical and also pragmatic view on the subject, while it constitutes an inspiring auto-ethnographic approach rooted in the work the author has done for so many years.” (Maria José Brites, Media Educator, Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fake News vs Media Studies
Book Subtitle: Travels in a False Binary
Authors: Julian McDougall
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27220-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27219-7Published: 22 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-27220-3Published: 01 December 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 255
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Education, Critical Thinking, Media Studies, Media Sociology, Curriculum Studies