George Seldes' War for the Public Good Weaponising a Free Press /

• Main Author: Fordham, Helen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media
• Subjects: History, Modern.; United States-History.; Civilization-History.; Journalism.; Modern History.; US History.; Cultural History.

This book examines the idea of fake news through an analysis of the work of early to mid-twentieth century press critic George Seldes. By examining fake news - also known as propaganda and misinformation - from this period it becomes evident that it is a phenomenon that emerges in response to partic...