42 min
Post-truth and democracy: Part 2 Between the bubbles
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Johan Farkas mapped post-truth discourses comprehensively and subjected them to a searching examination in his book with Jannick Schou. In this episode and the previous one, we touch upon the understanding of democracy that is implicit in the mainstream post-truth narrative, the predicament and role of journalism, social media and filter bubbles, the lessons of Covid-19 and a host of related issues.
Highlights
Regulating social media and big-tech
Role of the elites
How discourses influence politics
A critique of the information-deficit model
What Covid-19 tells us about science, truth and democracy
Links
See my article in The Philosophical Salon for links to many of the sources discussed in the episode.
Post-truth, Fake news and Democracy: Mapping the Politics of Falsehood. Johan Farkas and Jannick Schou. Routledge.
Johan Farkas mapped post-truth discourses comprehensively and subjected them to a searching examination in his book with Jannick Schou. In this episode and the previous one, we touch upon the understanding of democracy that is implicit in the mainstream post-truth narrative, the predicament and role of journalism, social media and filter bubbles, the lessons of Covid-19 and a host of related issues.
Highlights
Regulating social media and big-tech
Role of the elites
How discourses influence politics
A critique of the information-deficit model
What Covid-19 tells us about science, truth and democracy
Links
See my article in The Philosophical Salon for links to many of the sources discussed in the episode.
Post-truth, Fake news and Democracy: Mapping the Politics of Falsehood. Johan Farkas and Jannick Schou. Routledge.
42 min