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The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781735913681)
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xHow censorship turned a terrible disease into an assault on rights
As COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just old-fashioned censorship, but also the mechanisms of a modern brand of "censorship through noise," which moves beyond traditional means of state control--such as the jailing of critics and restricting the flow of information--to open the floodgates of misinformation, overwhelming the public with lies and half-truths.
Joel Simon and Robert Mahoney, who have traveled the world for many years defending press freedom and journalists' rights as the directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists, chart the onslaught of COVID censorship beginning in China, through Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, and inside the Trump White House. Increased surveillance in the name of public health, the collapse of public trust in institutions, and the demise of local news reporting all contributed to help governments hijack the flow of information and usurp power. Full of vivid characters and behind the scenes accounts, The Infodemic shows how under the cover of a global pandemic, governments have undermined freedom and taken control--this new political order may be the legacy of the disease.
Author: Joel Simon, Robert Mahoney
ISBN-10: 1735913685
ISBN-13: 9781735913681
Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2022
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.96w x 0.71d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2022
As COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just old-fashioned censorship, but also the mechanisms of a modern brand of "censorship through noise," which moves beyond traditional means of state control--such as the jailing of critics and restricting the flow of information--to open the floodgates of misinformation, overwhelming the public with lies and half-truths.
Joel Simon and Robert Mahoney, who have traveled the world for many years defending press freedom and journalists' rights as the directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists, chart the onslaught of COVID censorship beginning in China, through Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, and inside the Trump White House. Increased surveillance in the name of public health, the collapse of public trust in institutions, and the demise of local news reporting all contributed to help governments hijack the flow of information and usurp power. Full of vivid characters and behind the scenes accounts, The Infodemic shows how under the cover of a global pandemic, governments have undermined freedom and taken control--this new political order may be the legacy of the disease.
Author: Joel Simon, Robert Mahoney
ISBN-10: 1735913685
ISBN-13: 9781735913681
Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2022
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.96w x 0.71d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2022
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