| After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump Contributor(s): Bomey, Nathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1633883779 ISBN-13: 9781633883772 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Political Science | Political Process - Media & Internet |
| Dewey: 071.309 |
| LCCN: 2017057839 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This trenchant analysis examines the many ways our society's increasingly tenuous commitment to facts laid the groundwork for Donald Trump's rise to power. Award-winning journalist Nathan Bomey argues that Trump did not usher the post-truth era into being. He was its inevitable outcome. Bomey points to recent trends that have created the perfect seedbed for spin, distortion, deception, and bald-faced lies: shifting news habits, the rise of social media, the spread of entrenched ideologies, and the failure of schools to teach basic critical-thinking skills The evidence supporting the author's argument is all around us: On Facebook, we present images of our lives that ignore the truth and intentionally deceive our friends and family. We consume fake news stories online and carelessly circulate false rumors. In politics, we vote for leaders who leverage political narratives that favor ideology over science. And in our schools, we fail to teach students how to authenticate information. After the Fact explores how the convergence of technology, politics, and media has ushered in the misinformation age, sidelining the truth and threatening our core principle of community. |
