Communicating COVID-19 - Everyday Life, Digital Capitalism, and Conspiracy Theories in Pandemic Times (Paperback)

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has changed the way we live and communicate. The phases of lockdown brought about by the pandemic fundamentally changed the way we work, lead our everyday lives, and how we communicate, resulting in Internet platforms becoming more important than ever before. Communicating COVID-19 explores the impact of these changes on society and the way we communicate, and the effect this has had on the spread of misinformation. Critical communication and Internet scholar Christian Fuchs analyses the changes of everyday communication in the COVID-19 crisis and how misinformation has spread online throughout the pandemic. He explores the foundations and rapid spread of conspiracy theories and anti-vaccination discourse on the Internet, paying particular attention to the vast amount of COVID-19 conspiracy theories about Bill Gates. He also interrogates Internet users' reactions to these COVID-19 conspiracy theories as well as how Donald Trump communicated about COVID-19 on Twitter during the final year of his Presidency. Communicating COVID-19 is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the role of digital technologies, changes in communication and the Internet, and the spread of conspiracy theories in the context of COVID-19.

General

Imprint:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	SocietyNow
Release date:	September 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Christian Fuchs
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-80117-723-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > Conspiracy theories
LSN:	1-80117-723-6
Barcode:	9781801177238

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