Organized skepticism in the age of misinformation : surviving the kingdom of gossip /

• Main Author: Bourbon, Brett 1963- (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Murimi, Renita (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2025.
• Subjects: Παραπληροφόρηση; Κοινωνική ψυχολογία; Επικοινωνία

 "Drawing from philosophy, information theory, and network science, Organized Skepticism in the Age of Misinformation: Surviving the Kingdom of Gossip offers a novel conceptual framework that views information as a form of gossip. This book challenges the idea that truthfulness is a necessary, or even a relevant condition, of information. Instead, the book develops a conceptual framework in which information is understood as gossip, which fits within a more general account of information and knowledge as constrained but contingent social practices. Using this framework, the book provides a nuanced understanding of the "grammar" of gossip that permeates both online and real-world environments, and sheds light on the often overused and confused terms of our time: information, misinformation, and knowledge"--