Post-truth as a threat to media safety in the context of digital transformation
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2023-10-146-156
Abstract
One of the consequences of the modern system of information exchange, which includes both centralized (mass media) and distributed (social networks) sources of information, is the development of manipulative techniques of the public opinion formation, the totality of which, together with the fake content that has become commonplace, is called “post-truth”. In the era of post-truth, every person can find facts and hypotheses that fully meet his or her desires and confirm his or her position, and yet are extremely far from the truth. The article deals with the phenomenon of post-truth in the conditions of development of information and communication technologies and modern socio-political discourse. In particular, the concept of “post-truth” and its characteristic features are considered, the role of post-truth in the modern information space is studied, the ways of neutralizing the influence of post-truth on the opinions and judgments of the audience are presented.
Keywords
post-truth,
media space,
mass media,
discourse,
fake,
disinformation,
pseudo-information,
statistics
About the Author
D. V. Nerents
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Daria V. Nerents, Cand. of Sci. (Philology), associate professor
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
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For citations:
Nerents D.V. Post-truth as a threat to media safety in the context of digital transformation. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2023;(10(2)):146-156. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2023-10-146-156
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