Social media is an important source of news and information in the United States. But during
the 2016 US presidential election, social media platforms emerged as a breeding ground for …

This book offers a fresh perspective on central questions related to right-wing alternative
media: Can right-wing media be alternative? Why do they exist? Are they a threat to the …

Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy contributes to ongoing conversations about
control of knowledge and different ways of knowing. It does so by analysing why media and …

Disinformation and so-called fake news are contemporary phenomena with rich histories.
Disinformation, or the willful introduction of false information for the purposes of causing …

Since Brexit and the election of President Donald Trump, news media around the world
have given extensive coverage to the issue of disinformation and polarization. This article …

This special issue of the Journal of Alternative and Community Media presents five articles
that examine right-wing alternative media from different countries and contexts: Brazil, the …

Resumen 25 years ago, organizations consolidated their digital communication and
researchers began their study. The article analyzes and evaluates the trends, findings and …

Previous research has described how highly personalised paid advertising on social media
platforms can be used to influence voter preferences and undermine the integrity of …

Voters increasingly rely on social media for news and information about politics. But
increasingly, social media has emerged as a fertile soil for deliberately produced …

This study examines the international activist movement known as Sleeping Giants, a social-
media" campaign to make bigotry and sexism less profitable"(Sleeping Giants, nd). The …