Communicating COVID-19 : everyday life, digital capitalism, and conspiracy theories in pandemic times

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has changed the way we live and communicate. The phases of lockdown brought about by the pandemic fundamentally changed the way we work, lead our everyday lives, and how we communicate, resulting in Internet platforms becoming more important than ever before. Communicati...

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Main Author: Fuchs, Christian, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.
Series: SocietyNow.
Subjects:
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Social aspects.
Communication in public health.
Communication > Social aspects.
Disinformation > Social aspects.
Social Science, Conspiracy Theories.
Conspiracy theories.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9781801177221
Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 pages).

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245 1 0 |a Communicating COVID-19 :  |b everyday life, digital capitalism, and conspiracy theories in pandemic times /  |c authored by Christian Fuchs (University of Westminster, UK). 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Chapter 1. Introduction: Pandemic times -- Chapter 2. Everyday life and everyday communication in coronavirus capitalism -- Chapter 3. Conspiracy theories as ideology -- Chapter 4. Bill Gates conspiracy theories as ideology in the context of the Covid-19 crisis -- Chapter 5. Users' reactions to covid-19 conspiracy theories on social media -- Chapter 6. Donald trump and covid-19 on twitter -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Digital communication in pandemic times and commontopia as the potential future of communication and society. 
520 |a The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has changed the way we live and communicate. The phases of lockdown brought about by the pandemic fundamentally changed the way we work, lead our everyday lives, and how we communicate, resulting in Internet platforms becoming more important than ever before. Communicating COVID-19 explores the impact of these changes on society and the way we communicate, and the effect this has had on the spread of misinformation. Critical communication and Internet scholar Christian Fuchs analyses the changes of everyday communication in the COVID-19 crisis and how misinformation has spread online throughout the pandemic. He explores the foundations and rapid spread of conspiracy theories and anti-vaccination discourse on the Internet, paying particular attention to the vast amount of COVID-19 conspiracy theories about Bill Gates. He also interrogates Internet users' reactions to these COVID-19 conspiracy theories as well as how Donald Trump communicated about COVID-19 on Twitter during the final year of his Presidency. Communicating COVID-19 is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the role of digital technologies, changes in communication and the Internet, and the spread of conspiracy theories in the context of COVID-19. 
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