The History and Theory of Post-Truth Communication
This book traces the principal roots of the concept of post-truth to uncover how it came by its present meaning. The concept of post-truth is the ripe and poisonous fruit of a tree fertilized and watered by many gardeners: some with good intentions,
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The History and Theory of Post-Truth Communication
Giovanni Maddalena • Guido Gili
The History and Theory of Post-Truth Communication
Giovanni Maddalena University of Molise Campobasso, Italy
Guido Gili University of Molise Campobasso, Italy
ISBN 978-3-030-41459-7 ISBN 978-3-030-41460-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41460-3 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover Pattern © Melisa Hasan This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 What Are We Talking About? 1 References 9 2 Post-Truth in Practice 11 2.1 Who’s Speaking (But Really)? 13 2.2 The Rigged Game of Framing 16 2.3 Words That Obscure Facts 18 2.4 The Creation of Pseudo-Events 21 2.5 Factoids: Media Hallucinations That Modify Reality 23 2.6 Lies, Omissions, and Much More 25 2.7 A Typology of Fake News 29 References 31 3 Post-Truth in Theory 35 3.1 Understanding (and Exploiting) Human Motives 36 3.1.1 The Mob Mentality 36 3.1.2 War and Totalitarian Regimes: The Grand Laboratory 39 3.1.3 Selling Ideas on the Market 40 3.1.4 The Homogenization of Mass Society 40 3.2 The Critique of Truth 46 3.2.1 Truth and Truths: Developments in Philosophy 47 3.2.2 From Social Order to Communicative Order: Developments in Sociology 50 v
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3.2.3 Performance and Framing: Developments in Communication Studies 54 3.2.4 Journalistic Narration as Construction of Reality: Developments in Journalism Studies 61 3.2.5 Gains and Losses of Constructivism 64 References 68 4 The Backlash and Side Effects 73 4.1 New Entrants into the
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