Social Media and the Public Interest Media Regulation in the Disinformation Age

Seth C. Lewis, Papé Chair in Emerging Media, University of Oregon: While recent episodes have raised questions about algorithmic manipulation and discrimination, what remained missing was a truly comprehensive account, one that not only synthesizes the state of affairs but also offers a conceptual f...

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Main Author: Napoli, Philip
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Columbia University Press 2019, ©2019
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520 1 |a Seth C. Lewis, Papé Chair in Emerging Media, University of Oregon: While recent episodes have raised questions about algorithmic manipulation and discrimination, what remained missing was a truly comprehensive account, one that not only synthesizes the state of affairs but also offers a conceptual framework for interpreting these developments in light of public policy, news values and ethics, and the future of the public sphere. This book bridges that gap. 
520 |a Philip M. Napoli offers a timely and persuasive case for seeing social media as news media, with a fundamental obligation to serve the public interest. Media Technocracy offers valuable insights for the democratic governance of today’s most influential shapers of news.