{"product_id":"sowing-the-west-texas-wind-bryan-giemza-9781682833001","title":"Sowing the West Texas Wind: Misinformation Causes, Consequences, and Interventions","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an era defined by information overload and polarized discourse, \u003ci\u003eSowing the West Texas Wind \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together a diverse array of scholars, scientists, journalists, and legal experts to examine the rise of misinformation and its real-world impacts. The scope goes from the deeply local to the national and global to understand how trust is won and lost. With a focus on the last decade's most defining crises?including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disinformation, and election interference?this timely collection uses West Texas as a revealing microcosm for understanding how falsehoods take root and spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than preaching from political extremes, however, the book probes how misinformation distorts community life, corrodes democratic processes, and complicates public health and policy decisions. The contributors explore the phenomenon through case studies that span health communication, climate science, law, media studies, and security policy. From the infiltration of ?pink slime? journalism in Lubbock to the influence of Russian disinformation on Texas secessionist movements, the chapters dissect the anatomy of confusion. There are insights for local leaders, journalists, and citizens alike as we navigate a terrain of contested truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSowing the West Texas Wind\u003c\/i\u003e goes beyond merely calling out dysfunction to invite collective reflection on the complex interplay between how we see ourselves and navigate shifting media ecosystems. By illuminating both the local textures and global consequences of our epistemic crisis, the book offers insights for those seeking practical, informed pathways through today's tangled information landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Giemza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682833003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682833001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Tech University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Bryan Giemza","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48114074222847,"sku":"9781682833001","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d118f06-c166-4bcd-afbc-07ec1e8cc905.jpg?v=1769618947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sowing-the-west-texas-wind-bryan-giemza-9781682833001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}