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Social media and the public interest : media regulation in the disinformation age / Philip M. Napoli.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2019Description: xii, 282 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780231184540 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
  • 0231184549 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Social media and the public interestDDC classification:
  • 302.23
LOC classification:
  • PN 4766 N216s 2019
Contents:
The taming of the web and the rise of algorithmic news -- Algorithmic gatekeeping and the transformation of news organizations -- The First Amendment, fake news, and filter bubbles -- The structure of the algorithmic marketplace of ideas -- The public interest principle in media governance: past and present -- Social media and the public interest -- Conclusion.
Summary: Philip M. Napoli offers a timely and persuasive case for seeing social media as news media, with a fundamental obligation to serve the public interest. Social Media and the Public Interest offers valuable insights for the democratic governance of today’s most influential shapers of news.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 4766 N216s 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000192792

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-271) and index.

The taming of the web and the rise of algorithmic news -- Algorithmic gatekeeping and the transformation of news organizations -- The First Amendment, fake news, and filter bubbles -- The structure of the algorithmic marketplace of ideas -- The public interest principle in media governance: past and present -- Social media and the public interest -- Conclusion.

Philip M. Napoli offers a timely and persuasive case for seeing social media as news media, with a fundamental obligation to serve the public interest. Social Media and the Public Interest offers valuable insights for the democratic governance of today’s most influential shapers of news.

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