The Patina of Distrust by Eugenia Mitchelstein - ISBN: 9780262550765
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Distrust: shielding audiences from misinformation in polarized times.

The Patina of Distrust

What People Do with Misinformation

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    300 pages

  • Release Date

    9 December 2025

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Summary

The dynamics of news reception during the 2019 Argentine elections, and how distrust of the media can protect audiences from both misinformation and attempts to correct it.

The year 2016 marked a profound turning point in global politics. In June, the United Kingdom voted in favor of Brexit, choosing to leave the European Union. Just five months later, the United States elected Donald Trump as its president. In the wake of these momentous events, a prevailing narrative emerged, which …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262550765
ISBN-10:0262550768
Author:Eugenia Mitchelstein, Pablo J. Boczkowski
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:300
Release Date:9 December 2025
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Eugenia Mitchelstein

Eugenia Mitchelstein is Associate Professor and Chair of the Social Sciences Department and Director of the Communication Degree at the University of San Andres in Buenos Aires.

Pablo J. Boczkowski is Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University.

Maria Celeste Wagner is Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Facundo Suenzo is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University.

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