Date: 2021
Type: Thesis
The remedy worse than the sickness? : comparing the harms of misinformation to interventions against it
Florence : European University Institute, 2021, EUI, SPS, PhD Thesis
HOES, Emma, The remedy worse than the sickness? : comparing the harms of misinformation to interventions against it, Florence : European University Institute, 2021, EUI, SPS, PhD Thesis - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/72722
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This dissertation assesses the harms of actual misinformation and compares it with the potential harms and benefits of the media’s attention to as well as interventions against misinformation. The attention and interventions, what I together refer to as the coverage of misinformation, I argue not to be in pro portion to the magnitude of the problem of misinformation itself. To test this argument, my dissertation disentangles which type of exposure - actual misinformation, the coverage of misinformation, partisan news, or a media literacy intervention - fosters misperceptions, lowers trust and increases skepticism about verified facts the most. The dissertation is structured in four chapters.
Additional information:
Defence date: 7 October 2021; Examining Board: Prof. Dr. Hanspeter Kriesi (European University Institute); Prof. Dr. Arnout van de Rijt (European University Institute); Prof. Dr. Andrew Guess (Princeton University); Prof. Dr. Jason Reifler (University of Exeter)
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/72722
Full-text via DOI: 10.2870/416718
Series/Number: EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Publisher: European University Institute
LC Subject Heading: Fake news; Common fallacies; Mass media and public opinion