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Bruce Bimber, University of California, Santa Barbara\u003cbr\u003e'Jungherr, Rivero and Gayo-Avello's Retooling Politics is simply exquisite. By all means this book represents one of the finest accounts I have come across to explain why and how digital media is the largest and most profound transformative power in today's democracy. With a comprehensive, meticulous, and sharp use of the most current and influential literature in the social sciences, the authors build a brilliant and multi-disciplinary argument that will guide readers to better grasp how digital media has transformed our political realm.' Homero Gil de Zúñiga, University of Vienna\u003cbr\u003e'The effects of digital media on politics and democracy are far-reaching, diverse, quickly evolving, and difficult to grasp. Retooling Politics is an essential resource for anyone trying to make sense of the connection between digital media and politics - and to understand what we actually know about it.' Fabrizio Gilardi, University of Zurich\u003cbr\u003e'All over the world, old political goals are pursued with new political tools. Retooling Politics' needs-based approach presents a nuanced new way of thinking about the impact not on specific political outcomes, or on the basic goals of political actors, but on the practical and institutional process of politics. Thus, this book will help combat the catchy but simplistic narratives advanced by digital cheerleaders and doom-mongers and contribute to more realistic and evidence-based alternatives.' Rasmus Nielsen, University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e'Retooling Politics is simply the best book I have read on politics in the digital age. The authors show how political actors use legacy media, digital platforms, and data driven strategies to change how public information is produced, distributed, received, evaluated and used. This book updates the entire field with a timely focus on contemporary problems of democracy. It is destined to become a classic.' W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003e'This book offers a fresh and comprehensive perspective on the needs that digital media fulfill in the context of democratic politics. The wide-ranging analysis explores the needs that digital media provides for political organizations, for the spread of information, and for enabling collective action in the broadest sense.' Jennifer Stromer-Galley, Syracuse University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The rise of digital media and the retooling of politics; 2. The flow of political information; 3. Reaching people; 4. The effects of political information; 5. Digital media and collective action; 6. Changing organizations; 7. Data in politics; 8. Digital media and democracy; 9. 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But they''re also a parable for the way that consumerism now permeates all parts of our daily existence, taking a controlling interest even in the language we use; and of how technology is becoming ever more entangled in our everyday lives. So how will this split-identity affect the way that online communication develops? Are emoji ushering in a bold new era of empathy and emotional engagement on the internet? Or are they a first sign that we''re handing over the future of human interaction to the machines?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Emoji are a significant development in contemporary communication, deserving serious attention for their impact on both language use and society. The book comes at them from a variety of complementary angles, elucidating their specific nature and function while simultaneously showing how they reflect and influence important developments in the modern globalised world. This insightful integration of the general and the specific places this book among the very best academic work in the field.' Guy Cook, Emeritus Professor of Language in Education, King's College London\u003cbr\u003e'The Emoji Revolution is required reading for anyone with interest in emoji, or communication in general. While the subject matter might seem trivial on the surface, Philip Seargeant takes emoji and its impact very seriously in his book by rigorously examining the historical, political and social contexts of emoji use. Seargeant has produced a tremendous work of scholarship that is also a fun and engaging to read.' Jane Solomon, author of The Dictionary of Difficult Words\u003cbr\u003e'In his book, The Emoji Revolution, Philip Seargeant argues that emojis have become a powerful new way of getting a message across - not just for young people, but for everyone. He provides a fresh perspective on these pictograms and challenges us to think beyond their silliness or simplicity.' Forbes\u003cbr\u003e'The Emoji Revolution adeptly establishes emoji within a broader legacy of language and communication systems. The book is written in a highly engaging style that is peppered with Seargeant's wit and observational humor. The absence of jargon and extensive technical language makes this an accessible text which will appeal to lay audiences, academics, and student readers in a number of humanities and social science disciplines.' Miriam E. Sweeney, New Media and Society\u003cbr\u003e'There is an element of fun and lightness throughout the narrative. However, the topic's overall treatment is serious and scholarly, so we find a mix of serious and fun, and a bit of the best of both worlds.' Jeanette Evans, Technical Communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The what, the why and the where of emoji; 2. Emoji and the history of human communication; 3. Making faces; 4. Metaphors and moral panics; 5. The shaping force of digital technology; 6. People, politics and interpersonal relationships; 7. Diverse identities; 8. Creativity and culture; 9. The emojification of everyday life.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738324939095,"sku":"9781108721790","price":28.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108721790.jpg?v=1723811928"},{"product_id":"obesity-in-the-news-9781108818971","title":"Obesity in the News","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObesity is a pressing social issue and a persistently newsworthy topic for the media. This book examines the linguistic representation of obesity in the British press. It combines techniques from corpus linguistics with critical discourse studies to analyse a large corpus of newspaper articles (36 million words) representing ten years of obesity coverage. These articles are studied from a range of methodological perspectives, and analytical themes include variation between newspapers, change over time, diet and exercise, gender and social class. The volume also investigates the language that readers use when responding to obesity representations in the context of online comments. The authors reveal the power of linguistic choices to shame and stigmatise people with obesity, presenting them as irresponsible and morally deviant. Yet the analysis also demonstrates the potential for alternative representations which place greater focus on the role that social and political forces play in t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction; 2. The way in – shared keywords in the press; 3. Studying difference – comparing sections of the press; 4. Change over time; 5. Shaming and reclaiming; 6. Healthy body – diet and exercise; 7. General discourses of obesity; 8. 'A disease of the poor'? – obesity and social class; 9. Going 'below the line' – reader responses; 10. Conclusion.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738339651927,"sku":"9781108818971","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108818971.jpg?v=1723811947"},{"product_id":"the-data-industry-9781119138402","title":"The Data Industry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides an introduction of the data industry to the field of economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book bridges the gap between economics and data science to help data scientists understand the economics of big data, and enable economists to analyze the data industry. It begins by explaining data resources and introduces the data asset. This book defines a data industry chain, enumerates data enterprises' business models versus operating models, and proposes a mode of industrial development for the data industry. The author describes five types of enterprise agglomerations, and multiple industrial cluster effects. A discussion on the establishment and development of data industry related laws and regulations is provided. In addition, this book discusses several scenarios on how to convert data driving forces into productivity that can then serve society. This book is designed to serve as a reference and training guide for ata scientists, data-oriented managers and executives, entrepreneurs,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography I\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDedication II\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise III\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface IV\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter I What Is Data Industry? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Data 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1 Data Resources 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2 The Data Asset 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Industry 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Classification of Industries 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 The Modern Industrial System 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Data Industry 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 Definitions 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 An Industry Structure Study 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.3 Industrial 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42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter III Data Industry Chain 44\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Industrial Chain Definition 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 The Meaning and Characteristics 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 Category Attributes 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Industrial Chain Structure 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Economic Entities 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Environmental Elements 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Industrial Chain Formation 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 Value Analysis 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 Dimensional Matching 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Evolution of Industrial Chain Management 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Industrial Chain Governance 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.1 Governance Patterns 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5.2 Instruments of Governance 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 The Data Industry Chain and Its Innovation Network 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.1 Innovation Layers 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.2 Supporting Systems 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter IV Existing Data Innovations 64\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Web Creations 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Network Writing 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Creative Designs 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3 Bespoke Development 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.4 Crowdsourcing 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Data Marketing 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Market Positioning 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Business Insights 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Customer Evaluation 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Push Services 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Targeted Advertising 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Instant Broadcasting 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Price Comparison 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Disease Prevention 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.1 Tracking Epidemics 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5.2 Whole-Genome Sequencing 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter V Data Services in Multiple Domains 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Scientific Data Services 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1 Literature Search Reform 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2 An Alternative Scholarly Communication Initiative 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.3 Scientific Research Project Services 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Administrative Data Services 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Police Department 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Statistical Office 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3 Environmental Protection Agency 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Internet Data Services 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Open Source 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Privacy Services 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 People Search 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Financial Data Services 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Describing Correlation Relationships 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Simulating Bookmakers’ Behaviors 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3 Forecasting Stock Prices 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Health Data Services 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 Approaching Healthcare Singularity 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 New Drug of Launching Shortcuts 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3 Monitoring in Chronic Disease 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.4 Data Supporting Data: Brain Sciences \u0026amp; Traditional Chinese Medicine 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Transportation Data Services 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.1 Household Travel Characteristics 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.2 Multivariate Analysis of Traffic Congestion 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.3 Short-Term Travel Time Estimation 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Transaction Data Services 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.1 Pricing Reform 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.2 Sales Transformation 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.3 Payment Upgrading 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter VI Data Services in Distinct Sectors 106\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Natural Resource Sectors 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.1 Agricultureor: Rely on What? 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.2 Forestry Sector: Grain for Green at All Costs? 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.3 Livestock \u0026amp; Poultry Sector: Making Early Warning to Be More Effective 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.4 Marine Sector: How to Support the Ocean Economy? 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.5 Extraction Sector: A New Exploration Strategy 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Manufacturing Sector 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Production Capacity Optimization 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Remodeling Process of Production 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Logistics and Warehousing Sector 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 Optimizing Order Picking 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 Dynamic Equilibrium Logistic Channels 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Shipping Sector 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.1 Digging More Transportation Capacity 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.2 Determining the Optimal Transfer in Road, Rail, Air, or Water Transport 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Real Estate Sector 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.1 Urban Planning: Along the Timeline 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.2 Commercial Layout: Be Special 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.3 Property Management: Become Intelligent 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Tourism Sector 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6.1 Travel Arrangements 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6.2 Pushing Attractions 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6.3 Gourmet Food Recommendations 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6.4 Accommodation Bidding 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Education and Training Sector 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7.1 New Knowledge Appraisal Mechanism 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7.2 Innovative Continuing Education 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Service Sector 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.1 Prolong Life: Be Scientific 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.2 Elderly Care: Technology-Enhanced, Enough? 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.3 Legal Services: Occupational Changes 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.4 Patents: the Maximum Open Data Resource 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8.5 Meteorological Data Services: How to Commercialize? 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Media, Sports \u0026amp; Entertainment Sector 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9.1 Data Talent Scout 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9.2 Interactive Script 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Public Sector 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10.1 Wargaming 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10.2 Public Opinion Analysis 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter VII Business Models in the Data Industry 132\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 General Analysis of the Business Model 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.1 A Set of Elements and Their Relationships 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.2 Forming a Specific Business Logic 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.3 Creating and Commercializing Value 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Data Industry Business Models 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 A Resource-Based View: Resource Possession 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 A Dynamic-Capability View: Endogenous Capacity 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3 A Capital-Based View: Capital Operation 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Innovation of Data Industry Business Models 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Sources 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2 Methods 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.3 A Paradox 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter VIII Operating Models in the Data Industry 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 General Analysis of Operating Models 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.1 Strategic Management 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2 Competitiveness 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.3 Convergence 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Data Industry Operating Models 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 Gradual Development: Google 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Micro-Innovation: Baidu 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.3 Outsourcing: EMC 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.4 Data-Driven Restructuring: IBM 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.5 Mergers and Acquisitions: Yahoo! 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.6 Reengineering: Facebook 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.7 The 2nd Pioneering: Alibaba 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Innovation of Data Industry Operating Models 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 Philosophy of Business 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Management Styles 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 Force Field Analysis 153\u003c\/p\u003e 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Applied Practices and Artificial Intelligence (AI).- Investigation in Law Enforcement, Journalism, and Sciences.- Manipulation in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations.- Artificially Intelligent Solutions: Detection, Debunking, Fact-Checking.- Lessons for Infodemic Control and Future of Digital Content Verification.- Conclusion.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743061094743,"sku":"9783030956554","price":52.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030956554.jpg?v=1720063940"},{"product_id":"misinformation-and-disinformation-detecting-fakes-with-the-eye-and-ai-9783030956585","title":"Misinformation and Disinformation: Detecting","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, geared towards both students and professionals, examines the synthesis of artificial intelligence (AI) and psychology in detecting mis-\/disinformation in digital media content, and suggests practical means to intervene and curtail this current global ‘infodemic’. This interdisciplinary book explores technological, psychological, philosophical, and linguistic insights into the nature of truth and deception, trust and credibility, cognitive biases and logical fallacies and how, through AI and human intervention, content users can be alerted to the presence of deception. The author investigates how AI can mimic the procedures and know-hows of humans, showing how AI can help spot fakes and how AI tools can work to debunk rumors and fact-check. The book describes how AI detection systems work and how they fit with broader societal and individual concerns. Each chapter focuses attention on key concepts and their inter-connection. The first part of the book seeks theoretical footing to understand our interactions with new information and reviews relevant empirical findings in behavioral sciences. The second part is about applied knowledge. The author looks at several known practices that guard us against deception, and provides several real-world examples of manipulative persuasive techniques in advertising, political propaganda, and public relations. She provides links to the downloadable executable files to three AI applications (clickbait, satire, and falsehood detectors) via LiT.RL GitHub, an open access repository. 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Human Nature of Deception and Perceptions of Truth.- Psychology of Mis-\/Disinformation and Language of Deceit.- Library and Information Science on Credibility and Trust in Computing.- Philosophies of Truth.- Part II. Applied Practices and Artificial Intelligence (AI).- Investigation in Law Enforcement, Journalism, and Sciences.- Manipulation in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations.- Artificially Intelligent Solutions: Detection, Debunking, Fact-Checking.- Lessons for Infodemic Control and Future of Digital Content Verification.- Conclusion.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743061258583,"sku":"9783030956585","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030956585.jpg?v=1720063940"},{"product_id":"new-perspectives-in-critical-data-studies-the-ambivalences-of-data-power-9783030961824","title":"New Perspectives in Critical Data Studies: The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Open Access book examines the ambivalences of data power. Firstly, the ambivalences between global infrastructures and local invisibilities challenge the grand narrative of the ephemeral nature of a global data infrastructure. They make visible local working and living conditions, and the resources and arrangements required to operate and run them. Secondly, the book examines ambivalences between the state and data justice. It considers data justice in relation to state surveillance and data capitalism, and reflects on the ambivalences between an “entrepreneurial state” and a “welfare state”. Thirdly, the authors discuss ambivalences of everyday practices and collective action, in which civil society groups, communities, and movements try to position the interests of people against the “big players” in the tech industry. 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Critical Evaluation of the Possibilities of Developing Data Infrastructure Literacy from User Data Workshops to Public Service Media.Part III Everyday Practices and Collective Action.(Not) Safe to Use: Insecurities in Everyday Data Practices with Period-Tracking Apps.Community Rankings and Affective Discipline: The Case of Fandometrics.Affinity Spaces as an Analytical Lens for Attending to Temporality in Critical Data Studies: The Case of COVID-19-Related, Educational Twitter Communication.“Party like it’s December 31, 1983”: Supporting Data Literacy at CryptoParties.Researching Public Trust in Datafication: Reflections on the Deliberative Citizen Jury as Method.Worker Perspectives on Designs for a Crowdwork Co-operative.Counting, Debunking, Making, Witnessing, Shielding: What Critical Data Studies Can Learn from Data Activism During the Pandemic.","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743061684567,"sku":"9783030961824","price":33.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030961824.jpg?v=1720063943"},{"product_id":"transmedia-genre-rethinking-genre-in-a-multiplatform-culture-9783031155826","title":"Transmedia\/Genre: Rethinking Genre in a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings genre back to the forefront of the current transmedia trend. Genres are perhaps the most innately transmedial of media constructs, formed as they are from all kinds of industrial, technological and discursive phenomena. Yet, few have considered how genre works in a multiplatform context. This book does precisely that, making a uniquely transmedial contribution to the study of genre in the age of media convergence. The book interrogates how industrial, technological and participatory transformations of digital platforms and emerging technologies reshape workings of genre. The authors consider franchises such as \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, streaming platforms such as Netflix, catch-up services such as ITV Hub, creative technologies such as virtual reality, and beyond. In setting the stage for the revival of genre theory in contemporary transmedia scholarship, this book pushes forward understandings of multiplatform media and the emerging form and function of genre across contemporary culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e          Introduction or: Why We Still Need Genre\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePART I: Media Conglomerates\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e          Transmedia Superhero:                                                                                   \u003c\/p\u003e  Marvel, Genre Divergence and Captain America\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e          Transmedia Western:                                                                          \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLucasfilm, Genre Linking and \u003ci\u003eThe Mandalorian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePART II: Digital Platforms\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e          Transmedia Horror:                                                                                        \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNetflix, Genre Empowerment and \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5          Transmedia Docudrama:                                                        \u003c\/p\u003e  ITV Hub, Genre Democratisation and \u003ci\u003eQuiz\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e          Transmedia Comedy:                                                                                     \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBBC Three, Genre Distribution and \u003ci\u003ePls Like\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7\u003c\/b\u003e          Transmedia Fantasy-JRPG:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eKickstarter, Genre Leveraging and \u003ci\u003eEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePART III: Emerging Technologies\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8\u003c\/b\u003e          Transmedia War:                                                                                \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eVirtual Reality, Genre Embodiment and \u003ci\u003eThe Day the World Changed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e          Transmedia Science Fiction:                                                                          \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDeepfake Technology, Genre Fictioning and \u003ci\u003eReminiscence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10\u003c\/b\u003e        Conclusion: Towards a Conceptual Framework of Transmedia Genre              \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743073513815,"sku":"9783031155826","price":56.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783031155826.jpg?v=1720063993"},{"product_id":"translation-disinformation-and-wuhan-diary-anatomy-of-a-transpacific-cyber-campaign-9783031168581","title":"Translation, Disinformation, and Wuhan Diary:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the early days of the COVID-19 health crisis, Fang Fang’s \u003ci\u003eWuhan Diary\u003c\/i\u003e provided an important portal for people around the world to understand the outbreak, local response, and how the novel coronavirus was impacting everyday people. But when news of the international publication of \u003ci\u003eWuhan Diary\u003c\/i\u003e appeared online in early April of 2020, Fang Fang’s writings became the target of a series of online attacks by “Chinese ultra-nationalists.” Over time, these attacks morphed into one of the most sophisticated and protracted hate Campaigns against a Chinese writer in decades. Meanwhile, as controversy around \u003ci\u003eWuhan Diary \u003c\/i\u003eswelled in China, the author was transformed into a global icon, honored by the BBC as one of the most influential women of 2020 and featured in stories by dozens of international news outlets.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book, by the translator of \u003ci\u003eWuhan Diary\u003c\/i\u003e into English, alternates between a first-hand account of the translation process and more critical observations on how a diary became a lightning rod for fierce political debate and the target of a sweeping online campaign that many described as a “cyber Cultural Revolution.” Eventually, even Berry would be pulled into the attacks and targeted by thousands of online trolls.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book answers the questions: why would an online lockdown diary elicit such a strong reaction among Chinese netizens? How did the controversy unfold and evolve? Who was behind it? And what can we learn from the “Fang Fang Incident” about contemporary Chinese politics and society? 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Infodemic management has added much visibility and recognition for the importance of social-behavioural sciences, health communication, participatory and human-centered approaches, and digital health as complementary scientific and practical approaches that also must be strengthened in public health practice through a whole-of-society and whole information ecosystem approach. This volume makes a case that health of the information ecosystem in the digital age has emerged as the fourth ecosystem that public health is challenged by, along with the triad of environment-human-animal health. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe book brings together scientists and practitioners across disciplines to offer insights on infodemic management. The tools, methods, analytics, and interventions that they discuss in the context of acute health events also can be applied to other public health areas. Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople's Experience of Information Overload and Its Impact on Infodemic Harms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmart Health! Expanding the Need for New Literacies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Debunk or Not to Debunk? Correcting (Mis)information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePartnering with Communities for Effective Management of Health Emergencies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging Infodemics in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for public health practitioners in need of an overview of this evolving field of practice that has made major scientific and practical leaps forward since early 2020. Global, regional, and local health authorities are increasingly recognizing the need to expand their capacities for infodemic management in their efforts to better prepare for future health emergencies. This book is the resource they need to build toward a mature infodemic management process. The text also can be used as supplemental reading for graduate programs and courses in public health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 - Infodemic management in the 21st century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Sylvie Briand\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Sarah Hess,\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Tim Nguyen\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Tina D. Purnat\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 - Key concepts and definitions in infodemic management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Atsuyoshi Ishizumi and Brian Yau\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 – People’s Experience of Information Overload and Its Impact on Infodemic Harms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Theresa M. Senft\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Sharon Greenfield\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 – The Information Environment and Its Influence on Misinformation Effects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Claire Wardle\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         AbdelHalim AbdAllah\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 - Fighting the Fallacies - The ‘infodemic’ and the European Commission\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Marcos Barclay\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Istvan Perger\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Matteo Salvai\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 - Smart Health! Expanding the Need for New Literacies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Kristine Sørensen\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 - To Debunk or Not to Debunk? Correcting (Mis)information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  ·         Emily K. Vraga\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Ullrich K. H. Ecker\u003c\/p\u003e  ·         Iris Žeželj\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Aleksandra Lazić\u003c\/p\u003e  ·         Arina Anis Azlan\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 - Prebunking against misinformation in the modern digital age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Cecilie S. 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How does Russian government suppression of information manifest in practice today, and how does it fit into the historical cultural pattern for Russia? The authors take a computational look at social and traditional media in the original languages, from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and the English-speaking world, to glean insights and separate fact from fiction.\u003cp\u003eThis book helps readers interested in Eastern Europe to ‘take the temperature’ of the region today, but it is also of interest to readers in the policy and analysis community, because it offers a template, an analytical ‘how-to’ guide which aims to follow in the footsteps of CIA author Richards Heuer’s ‘Psychology of Intelligence Analysis’, to show how state-of-the-art computational analysis techniques could be applied to similar problems in other topic areas, with the human analyst and computational techniques each working together to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation Maneuvers in and around Ukraine: What is Really Driving Conflict with Russia?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1            Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.1         A widespread Russian view of Ukraine: rooted in language, culture, and religion\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2            Issues surrounding Ukraine\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1         Russian troop buildup on the border\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2         Russian hydrocarbons and their place in Europe\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2.1     A cultural specific of the Russian hydrocarbon landscape \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2.2     Russian dependence on hydrocarbons, and its pipelines and infrastructure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2.3     The Russia-EU co-dependency\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2.4     Summary\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.3         NATO enlargement\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3            What does social media say about the issues?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.1         Discussion of ‘Ukraine’ in Russian-speaking Twitter\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2         Discussion of ‘Ukraine’ in Ukrainian-speaking Twitter\u003c\/p\u003e  3.3         Discussion of ‘NATO’ in both Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking Twitter\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4            Conclusions and recommendations for strategic communications\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation Maneuvers in the Baltic region\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1               Contents\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2               Background: brief history of the Baltics\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  3               A distillation of multiple threat assessments and perspectives\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.1            Brief background on threat assessment\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2            Environmental Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.3            Espionage Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.4            Military Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.5            Cyber Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.6            Destabilizing Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.7            Russian Limitations\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4               Analysis of social media landscape\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.1            The ‘BEND’ framework\u003c\/p\u003e  4.2            Research hypotheses\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3            Topic selection\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4            Data retrieval\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.5            Data processing\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.6            Exploration of results\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.7            Discussion\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5 Conclusions and recommendations for strategic communications\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation Maneuvers in and around Poland: Historical Revisionism and Rule of Law \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1            Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.1         Language, culture, and religion as predictors of geopolitical fault lines\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2            Current issues surrounding Poland\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1         The EU versus Poland on primacy of law \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2         Polish nationalism and World War II\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.3         The Polish-Belarus border\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.4         The Suwałki Corridor\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.5         The buildup of Russian forces along Ukraine’s border\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3            Analysis of social media landscape in Poland versus East Slavdom\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.1         Interpretation of the maneuvers that have led to the current point\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2         Twitter data collection and analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2.1     Data collection\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2.2     Analytical approach\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2.3     Results of analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  4            Conclusions and recommendations for strategic communications\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5            References\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Polish ‘border’ tweets          49\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Russian ‘border’ tweets       62\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation Maneuvers for Soviet Union 2.0\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1            Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2            Features of everyday Soviet life in the twentieth century              \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1         The ‘information island’ created by the Iron Curtain\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2         Soviet indoctrination\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.3         Repression\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.4         Soviet life – drab and dilapidated\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.5         The ideology of Soviet life\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.6         The bureaucracy of Soviet life\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3            Social media analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4            Conclusions and recommendations for strategic communications\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding and Analyzing Information Maneuvers on the Fringe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  1            Fringe narratives: an illustrative example involving Russia and its Eurasian ambitions\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2            The ‘brotherhood of nations’ – a historical pattern, not an anomaly\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3            Eurasian integration: coming in the near future? \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4            How can we analyze fringe beliefs?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.1         Why fringe beliefs matter: did they help end the Cold War?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2         The role of language in fringe beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3         Connection to foundational computational linguistics concepts\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3.1     Word probabilities\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3.2     ‘Distinctiveness’ in words and combinations of words\u003c\/p\u003e  4.3.3     From probability to pointwise mutual information\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4         Problem statements with respect to fringe beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4.1     Analytical approach to ‘known unknowns’\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4.2     Analytical approach to ‘unknown unknowns’\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.5         Combining PMI and clustering to find ‘unknown unknowns’\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  5            Demonstration and technical implementation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.1         Dataset\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2         Technical implementation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3         Key ‘waypoints’ in the approach\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3.1     Pointwise mutual information\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3.2     Singular value decomposition\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3.3     Composition of adjacency matrix\u003c\/p\u003e  5.3.4     Detection of anomalous clusters\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6            Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1. The Scythians (by Aleksandr Blok)    54\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2. Hand-curated ‘fringe belief’ text       57\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3. Python Jupyter notebook for identifying fringe beliefs           59\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussian media narratives on Ukraine in 2022:\u003cbr\u003e a computational analysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1            Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2            Data used for this report, and method of collection\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  3            Our approach: signal processing (and SVD) fundamentals\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4            Key narratives in 2022 in Russian media\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.1         Application of SVD to our data\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2         Topics of interest: detailed discussion\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.1     A Russian fake about alleged Ukrainian incursion\u003c\/p\u003e  4.2.2     Mockery of changing Ukrainian positions on NATO membership\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.3     ‘Humanitarian corridors’ propaganda, claims of Russian air superiority\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.4     Pre-invasion denials that an invasion would happen\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.5     Conspiracy theories about U.S. biolabs in Ukraine\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.6     Fears of sabotage in border regions of Russia\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.7     Mockery of gaffe by British Foreign Secretary\u003c\/p\u003e  4.2.8     2014 events in Ukraine described as a ‘coup’ to justify the invasion before the fact\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.9     Putin’s NATO grievances\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.10   Putin’s ‘my beauty’ remark\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.11   Russian reaction to U.S. ‘pre-bunking’ of Russian false flag narratives\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2.12   Russian comparisons of Ukrainian nationalism and terrorism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3         Key takeaways\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  5            What’s ‘mainstream’ and what’s ‘fringe’ in Russian media?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.1         How we can answer this question with SVD\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2         Digging deeper with Keyness analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2.1     What is a Keyness Relative Frequency Analysis?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2.2     Comparing RT and Meduza\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3         Key takeaways\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6            How topics changed over time in Russian media\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.1         January 1st-15th: Kazakhstan unrest\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.2         January 16th-31st: Fractious political relations between Ukraine and Russia\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.3         February 1st-15th: Mockery of Ukrainian and British politicians\u003c\/p\u003e  6.4         February 16th-28th: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.5         March 1st-15th: Evacuating civilians; Ukraine-Russia peace talks\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.6         March 16th-31st: Ukrainian deaths; Chechen fighters in Ukraine\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.7         April 1st-15th: Ukrainians killed in Bucha; alleged terrorist threats within Russia\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.8         April 16th-30th: Russian media stops talking about Ukraine\u003c\/p\u003e  6.9         May 1st-May 16th: Victory Day in Russia\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.10       Key takeaways\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7            Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1. 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A capable guide to why what’s online is there, and how it came to be.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"Thoughtful. . . . A worthy critique of a technology in need of rethinking—and human control that seeks to free and not enchain.\" * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cp\u003eAn accessible philosophy of the internet, taking stock along the way of the faults and dangers resulting from the internet's invasion into people's lives. Whatever one’s preconceptions about the internet, Smith makes a convincing case that the internet is something more than what one might have thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the pleasures of Smith’s philosophical tour is to note how frequently the implementation of ideas and their consequences jump domains. . . . 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