Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
  1. Home
  2. Search

Refine search

Refine search

Access:
Content type:
Publication date:
Apply   From and To filters
Subject: Show more
Journals Show more
Publishers: Show more
Societies Show more
Series: Show more
Collections: Show more

Actions for selected content:

Select all | Deselect all
  • View selected items
  • Export citations
  • Download PDF (zip)
  • Save to Kindle
  • Save to Dropbox
  • Save to Google Drive

Save Search

You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in "My saved searches".

Please provide a title, maximum of 40 characters.
Cancel
×

1 results

  • 11 - The Coordinated Attack on Authoritative Institutions

  • from Conclusion - Defending Democracy in the Disinformation Age
  • Edited by W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington, Steven Livingston, George Washington University, Washington DC
  • Book:
    The Disinformation Age
    Published online:
    06 October 2020
    Print publication:
    15 October 2020, pp 261-294
    • Chapter
      • You have access
      • Open access
    • PDF
    • HTML
    • Export citation

  • Summary

    The concluding chapter by Livingston and Bennett reviews the historical attacks on “fact bearinginstitutions,” and raises the question of whether many of the political organizationsresponsible for eroding trusted information sources should be awarded tax protectedstatus as charitable organizations. This seemingly bizarre reality shows how far publicinstitutions in the United States have become bent to the service of private interests. Thisconclusion invites readers to think about why there is so little attention devoted to theprotection of democracy and the quality of citizen information on which it depends.