The (Dis)information Age: The Persistence of Ignorance: 79 (Digital Formations)

Product description Review In this interesting and well-written book Shaheed Nick Mohammed does a masterful job of illustrating the effects of communications technology on global society using sources from scientific research to pop culture. This informative and entertaining work examines how media technology has been used to spread ignorance instead of knowledge, from unchecked bigotry to misinformation on climate change and autism. The ubiquitous influence and power of media technology makes this essential reading, especially for students of communication, sociology, and political science. (Matt Evans, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Penn State University) Highlighting the irony of an Information Age in which falsehoods, superstition, and ignorance are now easier to disseminate, Shaheed Nick Mohammed makes a wide-ranging and insightful analysis of the ill-effects of communications technology and a media culture which is unfettered by the rigor of reason and the filter of empiricism. (Kevin Baldeosingh, Author of 'The Ten Incarnations of Adam Avatar') Dr. Mohammed brings a deep and thoughtful analysis to something that surrounds us all - but for which we have few reference points - the information explosion. A must-read for any critical thinker who is trying to understand our mass mediated environment. (Alex Gill, CEO of Mendicant Group, Author of 'AIM: Achieve, Inspire, Make a Difference') About the Author Shaheed Nick Mohammed, Associate Professor of Communications at Penn State Altoona, earned his doctorate from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. He is the author of Communication and the Globalization of Culture: Beyond Tradition and Borders (2011).