The Palgrave Handbook of Media Misinformation

Karen Fowler-Watt is Associate Professor of Journalism and Global Narratives, research theme lead for journalism education in the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE at Bournemouth University. As a former journalist for BBC News and Current Affairs, she worked in the Middle East and the United States. She is a Fellow of the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change and currently working on a journalism pedagogy project with Global Voices. Her research and publications focus on reporting marginalised voices, immersive storytelling and re-imagining journalism education.
Julian McDougall is Professor in Media and Education, Head of the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice and Principal Fellow of Advance HE at Bournemouth University. He is the author of over 100 books, articles, chapters and research reports, and is co-editor of the Routledge Research in Media Literacy and Education book series. Previous publications include 'The Routledge International Handbook of Media Literacy Education' and 'Fake news vs media studies: Travels in a false binary'.

1. Introduction.- 2. Democracy, Disruption and Civic Crisis (Diagnosis).- 3. Fake News, Conspiracy, Propaganda (Diagnosis).- 4. Health, Science and Data (Diagnosis).- 5. Journalism (Response).- 6. Media Literacy (Response).