It's worth mentioning one of the foundational statements on propaganda.
Jacque Ellul's 1973 book *Propaganda: The formation of men's attitudes*.
https://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Formation-Attitudes-Jacques-Ellul/dp/0394718747/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481320746&sr=8-1&keywords=ellul+propaganda
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This article is interesting and relevant to this thread on fake news...
*How Social Media Reduces Mass Political Polarization. Evidence from
Germany, Spain, and the U.S. *by Paolo Barbera
http://pablobarbera.com/static/barbera_polarization_APSA.pdf
Regards,
Thomas Ball
On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at
Luciano Floridi's foundational work in ethics and ICTs is among the best
thinking out there. Watch this video on 'Ethics in the Age of Information'
given to the Alan Turing Institute or get his book *The Fourth Revolution*.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEvyHf7xJa0
Thomas Ball
