{"product_id":"the-roots-of-fake-news-brian-winston-9780367145453","title":"The Roots of Fake News: Objecting to Objective Journalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roots of Fake News \u003c\/i\u003eargues that 'fake news' is not a problem caused by the power of the internet, or by the failure of good journalism to assert itself. Rather, it is within the news's ideological foundations - professionalism, neutrality, and most especially objectivity - that the true roots of the current 'crisis' are to be found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlacing the concept of media objectivity in a fuller historical context, this book examines how current perceptions of a crisis in journalism actually fit within a long history of the ways news media have avoided, obscured, or simply ignored the difficulties involved in promising objectivity, let alone 'truth'. The book examines journalism's relationships with other spheres of human endeavour (science, law, philosophy) concerned with the pursuit of objective truth, to argue that the rising tide of 'fake news' is not an attack on the traditional ideologies which have supported journalism. Rather, it is an inevitable result of their inherent flaws and vulnerabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a valuable resource for students and scholars of journalism and history alike who are interested in understanding the historical roots, and philosophical context of a fiercely contemporary issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Winston,Matthew Winston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367145456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367145453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Brian Winston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086497984767,"sku":"9780367145453","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b2a7ec9-ced3-4ba4-8d94-d70525c103af.jpg?v=1769095011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-roots-of-fake-news-brian-winston-9780367145453","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}