Citizen Engagement in the Contemporary Era of Fake News: Hegemonic Distraction or Control of the Social Media Context?

Social media platforms have gained prominence worldwide over the past decade. Texts, images, recordings/podcasts, videos and innovations of all sorts have been created, and can be shared and disseminated, including fake news in all of its dimensions. By playing supposedly a neutral political role, s...

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Autores: Carr, Paul R., Cuervo Sánchez, Sandra Liliana, Daros, Michelli Aparecida
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:fake news
misinformation
hegemony
democracy
critical engagement
education
media literacy
Spain
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spelling Citizen Engagement in the Contemporary Era of Fake News: Hegemonic Distraction or Control of the Social Media Context?Carr, Paul R.Cuervo Sánchez, Sandra LilianaDaros, Michelli Aparecidafake newsmisinformationhegemonydemocracycritical engagementeducationmedia literacySpainSocial media platforms have gained prominence worldwide over the past decade. Texts, images, recordings/podcasts, videos and innovations of all sorts have been created, and can be shared and disseminated, including fake news in all of its dimensions. By playing supposedly a neutral political role, social media platforms are accessible to users, generally without discrimination, in addition to being a lure and target for certain/targeted constituencies. Political parties and politicians have proved that they can shape, influence and win elections through social media and strategies such as 'Twiplomacy'. Social media has the potential to be a democratizing force, yet corporate, neoliberal and hegemonic forces have a tethered grip that can control large swaths of what is happening. This article presents a case study of Spain in relation to fake news, disinformation and misinformation concerning immigration, underscoring that fake news in Spain, like elsewhere, has a long-standing foundation. We explore citizen engagement in the era of social media, referencing as well fake news in Europe and the USA, and make connections with the potential for media literacy as a means to more effectively navigate the murky waters of vast, interwoven online/offline, formal/informal, mainstream/alternative experiences, identities and realities. Lastly, we discuss the implications and consequences for media literacy and democracy, which, we believe, needs to be a central feature of the debateCanadian Social Science and Humanities Research Council for its funding in the form of a grant entitled Social Media, Citizen Participation and Education (#435–2017-0745)Springer Nature202420242020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/70191reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42438-019-00052-zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/© The Author(s) 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.aoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/701912026-06-18T09:23:17Z
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title Citizen Engagement in the Contemporary Era of Fake News: Hegemonic Distraction or Control of the Social Media Context?
spellingShingle Citizen Engagement in the Contemporary Era of Fake News: Hegemonic Distraction or Control of the Social Media Context?
Carr, Paul R.
fake news
misinformation
hegemony
democracy
critical engagement
education
media literacy
Spain
title_short Citizen Engagement in the Contemporary Era of Fake News: Hegemonic Distraction or Control of the Social Media Context?
title_full Citizen Engagement in the Contemporary Era of Fake News: Hegemonic Distraction or Control of the Social Media Context?
title_fullStr Citizen Engagement in the Contemporary Era of Fake News: Hegemonic Distraction or Control of the Social Media Context?
title_full_unstemmed Citizen Engagement in the Contemporary Era of Fake News: Hegemonic Distraction or Control of the Social Media Context?
title_sort Citizen Engagement in the Contemporary Era of Fake News: Hegemonic Distraction or Control of the Social Media Context?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carr, Paul R.
Cuervo Sánchez, Sandra Liliana
Daros, Michelli Aparecida
author Carr, Paul R.
author_facet Carr, Paul R.
Cuervo Sánchez, Sandra Liliana
Daros, Michelli Aparecida
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author2 Cuervo Sánchez, Sandra Liliana
Daros, Michelli Aparecida
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv fake news
misinformation
hegemony
democracy
critical engagement
education
media literacy
Spain
topic fake news
misinformation
hegemony
democracy
critical engagement
education
media literacy
Spain
description Social media platforms have gained prominence worldwide over the past decade. Texts, images, recordings/podcasts, videos and innovations of all sorts have been created, and can be shared and disseminated, including fake news in all of its dimensions. By playing supposedly a neutral political role, social media platforms are accessible to users, generally without discrimination, in addition to being a lure and target for certain/targeted constituencies. Political parties and politicians have proved that they can shape, influence and win elections through social media and strategies such as 'Twiplomacy'. Social media has the potential to be a democratizing force, yet corporate, neoliberal and hegemonic forces have a tethered grip that can control large swaths of what is happening. This article presents a case study of Spain in relation to fake news, disinformation and misinformation concerning immigration, underscoring that fake news in Spain, like elsewhere, has a long-standing foundation. We explore citizen engagement in the era of social media, referencing as well fake news in Europe and the USA, and make connections with the potential for media literacy as a means to more effectively navigate the murky waters of vast, interwoven online/offline, formal/informal, mainstream/alternative experiences, identities and realities. Lastly, we discuss the implications and consequences for media literacy and democracy, which, we believe, needs to be a central feature of the debate
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