The Fake News and the Digital Media Cover Image

A koholmányok és a digitális média
The Fake News and the Digital Media

Author(s): Peter Gross
Subject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Medea Egyesület
Keywords: fabrications;digital media; digital media;

Summary/Abstract: In this article the author analyses the problems caused by the “fabricated” news, who, by their(usually unreferential) nature can trigger major waves in the public opinion, can be the starting point of some undesired social reactions in the targeted public, but can influence the views and behavior of other social groups. This “fabricated news” usually make their effect when there are already tensions between different groups, but they can be used efficiently to initiate those tensions. The author works with 7 different basic categories of “fabricated news”.

  • Issue Year: XII/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 5-16
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Hungarian