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5 - Digital Pessimism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2024

Kenneth Newton
Kenneth Newton
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University of Southampton
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This chapter looks closely at the influence of online news, especially social media, echo chambers, fake news, populism, political polarisation and foreign propaganda. There is lack of information but what there is does not fit well with current worries and concerns about the political content and effects of the new media and suggests a different set of conclusions.

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digital pessimismsocial mediaalgorithmsecho-chambersfake newsforeign propagandapopulism
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Real News about the News
Media and British Politics
 , pp. 78 - 96
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Digital Pessimism
  • Kenneth Newton, University of Southampton
  • Book: Real News about the News
  • Online publication: 09 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009387040.005
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  • Digital Pessimism
  • Kenneth Newton, University of Southampton
  • Book: Real News about the News
  • Online publication: 09 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009387040.005
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  • Digital Pessimism
  • Kenneth Newton, University of Southampton
  • Book: Real News about the News
  • Online publication: 09 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009387040.005
Available formats
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