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Fact-Checking Journalism and Political Argumentation: A British Perspective de Jen Birks

Fact-Checking Journalism and Political Argumentation: A British Perspective

Autor Jen Birks
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 noi 2019
This timely book examines the role of fact-checking journalism within political policy debates, and its potential contribution to public engagement.  Understanding facts not to operate in a political vacuum, the book argues for a wide remit for fact-checking journalism beyond empirically-checkable facts, to include the causal relationships and predictions that form part of wider political arguments and are central to electoral pledges.  Whilst these statements cannot be proven or disproven, fact-checking can, and sometimes does, ask pertinent critical questions about the premises of those claims and arguments.  The analysis centres on the three dedicated national British fact-checkers during the UK’s 2017 snap general election, including their activity and engagement on Twitter. The book also makes a close political discourse and argumentation analysis of three key issue debates in flagship reporting from Channel 4 News and the BBC.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030305727
ISBN-10: 3030305724
Pagini: 111
Ilustrații: XI, 111 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Pivot
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. Introduction.- 2. Objectivity and interpretation in fact-checking journalism.- 3. Fact-checking claims, policies and parties.- 4. The role of fact-checking in political argumentation.- 5. Conclusion.

Notă biografică

Jen Birks is Assistant Professor in Culture, Film and Media at the University of Nottingham, UK, with an interest in media practices that facilitate public political engagement. She writes on the role of expert, witness and activist publics in news reporting and campaigning, and is co-convener of the Media and Politics Group of the Political Studies Association. 

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“Dr Birks eloquently guides the reader through a complex field of mediated post-truth politics in an engaging and accessible critique of fact checking journalism. In this book we are treated to a highly sophisticated analysis of the dynamics and epistemologies of fact checking journalism, with detailed examples from a UK perspective, where Birks demonstrates the importance of understanding fact-checking in relation to the quality of political debate. The book is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the contested nature of fact and truth claims in journalism today.”
—Einar Thorsen, Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication, Bournemouth University, UK
“In an era of post-factual democracy, fact-checkers should act as an antidote to politician’s ‘bullshit’, helping citizens to make informed choices. Birks’ important research is a must read for anyone seeking to understand fact checkers or create a fact check system that plays a role in monitoring the health of democratic debate.” —Darren G. Lilleker, Associate Professor in Political Communication, Bournemouth University, UK

This timely book examines the role of fact-checking journalism within political policy debates, and its potential contribution to public engagement.  Understanding facts not to operate in a political vacuum, the book argues for a wide remit for fact-checking journalism beyond empirically-checkable facts, to include the causal relationships and predictions that form part of wider political arguments and are central to electoral pledges.  Whilst these statements cannot be proven or disproven, fact-checking can, and sometimes does, ask pertinent critical questions about the premises of those claims and arguments.  The analysis centres on the three dedicated national British fact-checkers during the UK’s 2017 snap general election, including their activity and engagement on Twitter. The book also makes a closepolitical discourse and argumentation analysis of three key issue debates in flagship reporting from Channel 4 News and the BBC.

Caracteristici

Analyses 176 articles from significant UK fact-checkers in order to explain the current position of fact-checking within political argumentation Illustrates how fact-checking should not be limited to assessing empirical facts, but should be utilised in evaluating wider political claims Emphasises the significance of fact-checking journalism in present day contexts of post-truth politics and fake news