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What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Fake News?
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What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Fake News?



March 2021 | 104 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Voters need to be informed to make political decisions, but what if their media diet not only prevents them from getting the information they need, but actively shapes inaccurate perceptions of the world?

Drawing on examples and evidence from around the world, this book aims to make a timely intervention to the debate about the concept of fake news. Its underlying argument will have three objectives. First, to offer more precise definitions for a term that is often loosely used. Second, to offer a less technologically determinist view of fake news. New social media platforms, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, are clearly an important part of the story, but they exist in wider social, political and institutional settings. Third, to situate the idea of fake news (and our concern about it) in broader arguments about an ongoing crisis and loss of confidence in liberal democratic institutions. Only with this perspective, it will be argued, can we possibly address the question of what we should do about fake news.

The ‘What Do We Know and What Should We Do About...?' series offers readers short, up-to-date overviews of key issues often misrepresented, simplified or misunderstood in modern society and the media. Each book is written by a leading social scientist with an established reputation in the relevant subject area.

"Short, sharp and compelling." – Alex Preston, The Observer

"If you want to learn a lot about what matters most, in as short a time as possible, this is the series for you." – Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford


 
1. Introduction
 
2. Background
 
3. What Do We Know?
 
4. What Should We Do?
 
5. Conclusion

Concise and comprehensive, Anstead skilfully moves from the Middle Ages to Postmodernism and, all importantly, considers practical solutions to 'fake news'. Essential reading for policy makers, media and anyone who wants to get to grips with this slippery subject. 

Peter Pomerantsev
Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics

If there was ever a topic that needed careful and thoughtful analysis, it is fake news. This book does exactly this – and then some more. By putting fake news into its historical context, by clarifying the term itself, by locating it within current media and political practice, and by telling us what can be done about it, Nick Anstead has performed an invaluable service.

Professor John Street
University of East Anglia

Situating fake news in its historical context and providing clear and brief summaries of the current scholarly work on the subject, this concise book will provide a solid touchpoint for people looking to understand one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Matt Bluemink
Philosopher and Writer
LSE Review of Books

If you want to learn a lot about what matters most, in as short a time as possible, this is the series for you.

Danny Dorling
Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford

Nick Anstead

Dr Nick Anstead is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. His research focuses on political communication practices and their relationship with political institutions. Additionally, he has researched the ways in which political ideas develop, circulate and are used in debate. He has regularly appeared on national and international media, including BBC Newsnight, BBC One Show, BBC News Channel, More4 News, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland, the BBC World Service, AP, AFP, CNN and Reuters. Dr Anstead’s work has contributed to public debate on a number of topical issues. He was the co-editor... More About Author

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