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The Resource Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies : how to find trustworthy information in the digital age, Donald A. Barclay

Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies : how to find trustworthy information in the digital age, Donald A. Barclay

Label
Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies : how to find trustworthy information in the digital age
Title
Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies
Title remainder
how to find trustworthy information in the digital age
Statement of responsibility
Donald A. Barclay
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Fake News, Propaganda, and Plain Old Lies explains how to identify deceptive information and seek out the most trustworthy information to inform decision making in your personal, academic, professional, and civic lives. Barclay takes an objective, non-partisan approach to the topic of sorting deceptive information from trustworthy information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Barclay, Donald A
Dewey number
070.4/3
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
PN4784.F27
LC item number
B37 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Fake news
  • Journalism
  • Online journalism
  • Journalism
  • LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
Label
Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies : how to find trustworthy information in the digital age, Donald A. Barclay
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- Credible information: why it matters, what are its limitations -- Fake news as phenomenon: (almost) nothing new under the sun -- Tricks of the trade: techniques that lower your information guard -- Logical fallacies: more tools of deception -- Evaluating an information source: nine essential questions everyone should ask -- Power in numbers: negotiating the statistics minefield -- Scholarly information: identifying, evaluating, and understanding it -- Help is where you find it: resources for evaluating information -- Final thoughts
Control code
on1008875812
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xv, 228 pages
Isbn
9781538136843
Lccn
2017051583
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1008875812
Label
Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies : how to find trustworthy information in the digital age, Donald A. Barclay
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- Credible information: why it matters, what are its limitations -- Fake news as phenomenon: (almost) nothing new under the sun -- Tricks of the trade: techniques that lower your information guard -- Logical fallacies: more tools of deception -- Evaluating an information source: nine essential questions everyone should ask -- Power in numbers: negotiating the statistics minefield -- Scholarly information: identifying, evaluating, and understanding it -- Help is where you find it: resources for evaluating information -- Final thoughts
Control code
on1008875812
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xv, 228 pages
Isbn
9781538136843
Lccn
2017051583
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1008875812

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