Publisher's Synopsis
"It seems we are awash in information. From the moment we wake until we turn over our phones at night. we are bombarded with images and messages. news and information from a confounding number of sources. But as the amount of information available to us increases ever more rapidly. its quality and reliability seem less credible. Russian troll bots. 4chan. Breitbart. and Rebel Media. challenge our credulity. but they do so by mimicking aesthetic registers consumers expect of "traditional" media outlets. Moreover. traditional news sources. both privately owned and public broadcasters. already weakened by eroding revenue. cuts to budgets. and shifting demographics. are under sustained attack from those who wish to damage their ability to hold powerful people to account. Instead of a multi-perspectival approach. which seeks to report to the public the many ways to address a particular issue. taking the reporter's role as neutral with regard
