Civil Society Must Be Defended: Misinformation, Moral Panics, and Wars of Restoration
Book • 2020
This article proposes that the recent concern over fake news and misinformation can be understood as a moral panic.
It updates the concept of moral panics by focusing on how primary definers have changed and how a new alliance of actors is involved in crisis policing.
The article argues that this moral panic is part of a broader 'war of restoration' aimed at unifying society around a centrist political spectrum.
It updates the concept of moral panics by focusing on how primary definers have changed and how a new alliance of actors is involved in crisis policing.
The article argues that this moral panic is part of a broader 'war of restoration' aimed at unifying society around a centrist political spectrum.
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