Navigating the Information Landscape: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Media and Information Literacy - Tapa blanda

Neiley, Alice; Casey, Cheryl A.; Morgan, Cynthia

 
9781793557476: Navigating the Information Landscape: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Media and Information Literacy
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ISBN 10: 1793557470 ISBN 13: 9781793557476
Editorial: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2024

Sinopsis

Navigating the Information Landscape: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Media and Information Literacy offers readers a foundational understanding of our current, extensive information environment. The book begins with historical foundations, exploring the impact and evolution of information revolutions, from large-scale shifts to how libraries preserve history’s facts and tales. It also addresses the troubling history of misinformation and the fluctuating nature of truth.


Continuing in the vein of practical application, the book addresses techniques for analyzing information, fostering critical thinking about information behavior, cognitive biases, media studies, rhetoric, and the media ecology of the digital information age. Subsequent discussions tackle the political economy of information, identity, fake news, conspiracy theories, and data comprehension, culminating in the presentation of a toolbox for navigating and contributing meaningfully to the information landscape.


Navigating the Information Landscape equips students with the skills to discern and manage the deluge of data and narratives we encounter daily. Developed to help readers become adept information consumers, the book is ideal for courses and programs in media studies, communication, information sciences, and interdisciplinary programs that emphasize media and information literacy.

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Acerca de los autores

Cheryl A. Casey is a scholar of communication, media, and culture, who has taught college-level courses at a number of institutions, including Champlain College, Hamilton College and Sacred Heart University. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in media ecology from New York University.

Alice Neiley is an independent scholar of English, media, and literacy.

Cindy Morgan is a college instructor and writer living in California. She holds an M.A. in history from the College of William and Mary and is a doctoral candidate in history at Claremont Graduate University.

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Editorial
Cognella Academic Publishing
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1793557470
ISBN 13 
9781793557476
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
212
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