Similar Practice, Different Rationales : Political Fact-Checking Around the World

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910805573203321
• Autore: Lauer Laurens
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, , 2024; ©2024
• ISBN: 9783658435271; 3658435275
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 pages)
• Soggetti: Mass media and world politics; Misinformation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Public Spheres, Media, and Democracy -- 2.1 Models of the Public Sphere -- 2.2 A Few Remarks About Public Spheres and the Internet -- 3 The Phenomenon of (Political) Fact-Checking -- 3.1 The Fact-Checking Approach -- 3.2 Excursus: Promise-Meter -- 3.3 The Global Diffusion of Fact-Checking Initiatives -- 3.4 The International Fact-Checking Network -- 3.5 Summary -- 4 Understanding the Global Rise of Fact-Checking -- 4.1 The Political Public Sphere in Society -- 4.2 The Media Systems Perspective -- 4.3 Fact-Checkers in Different Media Systems -- 4.4 The Conceptual Framework -- 4.5 Study Design -- 5 Comparing Fact-Checking Initiatives Around the World -- 5.1 The Birth of Political Fact-Checking in the U.S. -- 5.2 Political Fact-Checking Goes on Tour -- 5.3 Outlining the Comparative Heuristic Approach -- 5.4 Similarities and Differences Among the Fact-Checking Initiatives -- 5.4.1 Focus of Attention -- 5.4.2 Organizational Identities -- 5.4.3 Organizational Practice -- 6 The Different Notions of Political Fact-Checking -- 6.1 The Journalistic Logic of Fact-Checking -- 6.2 The Academic Logic of Fact-Checking -- 6.3 The Civic Logic of Fact-Checking -- 6.4 Excursus: Political Logic of Fact-Checking -- 6.5 Concluding Summary -- 7 Fact-Checking Initiatives in Different Political-Media Contexts -- 7.1 Outlining ; the Comparative Heuristic of Media Systems -- 7.2 The Significance of the Environment -- 7.2.1 Establishing Political Fact-Checking in Journalism -- 7.2.2 When There Is No Place in Journalism -- 7.2.3 Fact-Checking from Below -- 7.3 Summary -- 8 Regional Trends in Political Fact-Checking -- 8.1 Policy Experts and Reformers in Eastern Europe -- 8.2 Journalist Fact-Checkers in North America and Central and Northern Europe.; 8.3 Civic Fact-Checking Journalism in Latin America -- 9 Discussion -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book by Laurens Lauer offers an in-depth analysis of political fact-checking practices around the world. It explores the development and global diffusion of fact-checking initiatives, examining the various rationales behind similar practices in different contexts. The author investigates the role of media systems and public spheres in shaping these initiatives, while also considering the impact of the internet on public discourse and democracy. The book is aimed at scholars, media professionals, and those interested in understanding the mechanisms and effects of political fact-checking on society. Through a comprehensive study involving interviews and case studies, it highlights the similarities and differences among fact-checking organizations, and discusses their influence on public life.