The Ministry of Truth by Vincent F Hendricks
The Ministry of Truth scrutinizes the information market in the era of the attention economy calling on citizens, public educators and politicians to action in averting the role of BigTech in critical infrastructure.
Vincent F. Hendricks is Professor of Formal Philosophy at The University of Copenhagen. He is Director of the Center for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS) funded by the Carlsberg Foundation. Hendricks is the author of multiple books on logic, methodology, formal epistemology, attention economics, information theory and bubble studies and has been was awarded a number of prizes for his research among them The Elite Research Prize by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, The Roskilde Festival Elite Research Prize, Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title Award and The Rosenkjær Prize. He was Editor-in-Chief of Synthese: An International Journal for Epistemology, Methodology and Philosophy of Science between 2005-2015.
Camilla Mehlsen is the Digital Media Expert and Spokesperson for the Danish child organization Children’s Welfare. Formerly a non-tenured Associate Professor at the Centre for Journalism, University of Southern Denmark, where she conducted research on the impact of influencers on the media ecosystem focusing on young users. Mehlsen is a Member of the Danish Ministry of Culture’s Media Board as well as a Member of the Djøf Tech Commission. She is the author of several books on digital technologies and education, and her work has been published in various newspapers and magazines. She writes the Media Column for MediaWatch—a journalistic site covering the Danish media industry.
Camilla Mehlsen is the Digital Media Expert and Spokesperson for the Danish child organization Children’s Welfare. Formerly a non-tenured Associate Professor at the Centre for Journalism, University of Southern Denmark, where she conducted research on the impact of influencers on the media ecosystem focusing on young users. Mehlsen is a Member of the Danish Ministry of Culture’s Media Board as well as a Member of the Djøf Tech Commission. She is the author of several books on digital technologies and education, and her work has been published in various newspapers and magazines. She writes the Media Column for MediaWatch—a journalistic site covering the Danish media industry.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783030986285 |
| ISBN 10 | 3030986284 |
| Title | The Ministry of Truth |
| Author | Vincent F Hendricks |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Year published | 2022-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 199 |
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