The truth matters
Subtitle: a citizen's guide to separating facts from lies and stopping fake news in its tracks
By: Bruce Bartlett
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780399581168
Subjects: Attribution of news; Journalism; News audiences; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-130) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Why the traditional media no longer serves our needs; title: The difference between primary and secondary sources; title: How to use links; title: Confusing press conventions; title: Journalistic techniques that may obfuscate rather than illuminate sources; title: Trusting academic sources; title: What your local library has to offer in terms of news; title: Numbers must be put into context; title: Beware of deceptive labeling; title: The perils of polling; title: Using Wikipedia; title: The problem of fake news; title: Designing your own newspaper; title: Editorial opinions; title: How to fight fake news.