Tag Archives: Disinformation

Don Swift : Cultural Cognition, Collective Memory, and Tea Party Republicanism

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Religion Nerd.Cultural cognition, collective memory, and Tea Party Republicanism The right-wing information machine is very adept at wiring for its followers a collective memory that filters out contradictory information. By Don Swift | The Rag Blog | July … Continue reading →

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Don Swift : Cultural Cognition and Today’s Politics

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Bennett / Chattanooga Times Free Press. Image from Picasa. Fact and fiction: Cultural cognition and today’s politics The scholars have noted a tendency for people to ‘conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact… to values that define … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Lamar W. Hankins : ‘The Fox Effect’ Poisons Public Discourse

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The Fox Effect:Disinformation that poisons public discourse By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | March 26, 2012 [The Fox Effect, by David Brock, Ari Rabin-Havt, and Media Matters for America (2012: Anchor); Paperback; 336 pp; $15.] Sometimes education … Continue reading →

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