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  • The Invented State

    Policy Misperceptions in the American Public

    by Emily Thorson ...
    Series series Journalism and Political Communication Unbound
    In The Invented State, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to the creation of what Thorson terms the "invented state": systematic misperceptions about ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Misinformation and Mass Audiences

    Edited by Brian G. Southwell, Emily A. Thorson, Laura Sheble ...
    "Gathers an impressive group of experts across disciplines to explore who believes in misinformation, what effect it has, and how to address it." —Brendan Nyhan, Professor of Government, Dartmouth CollegeLies and inaccurate information are as old as humanity, but never before have they been so easy to spread. Each moment of every day, the Internet and broadcast media purvey misinformation, either ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How News Coverage of Misinformation Shapes Perceptions and Trust

    by Emily Thorson ...
    Series series Elements in Politics and Communication
    This Element takes on two related questions: How do the media cover the issue of misinformation, and how does exposure to this coverage affect public perceptions, including trust? A content analysis shows that most media coverage explicitly blames social media for the problem, and two experiments find that while exposure to news coverage of misinformation makes people less trusting of news on ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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    The Invented State

    Policy Misperceptions in the American Public

    by Emily Thorson ...
    Narrated by Emily Durante ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 40 min

    In The Invented State, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to what Thorson terms the "invented state": systematic misperceptions about public policy. ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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