Communicating COVID-19 : everyday life, digital capitalism, and conspiracy theories in pandemic times /

COVID-19 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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fuchs, Christian, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2021.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:SocietyNow.
Temas:
Since 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Social aspects.
Communication in public health.
Communication > Social aspects.
Disinformation > Social aspects.
Social media.
COVID-19 (Disease)
Social Media
COVID-19
Pandémie de COVID-19, 2020- > Aspect social.
Communication en santé publique.
Désinformation > Aspect social.
Médias sociaux.
COVID-19.
social media.
Conspiracy theories.
Social Science, Conspiracy Theories.
Social aspects.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:COVID-19 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.--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-307) and index.
ISBN:9781801177207
1801177201
9781801177221
1801177228

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