Graham Meikle

Media Activism and the Internet

Future Active

What happens when we can no longer believe what we see? Show the AI technologies that create deepfakes enough images of a celebrity or a politician and they will generate a convincing video in which that person appears to say and do things they have never actually said or done. The result is a media environment in which anyone’s face and image can be remixed and manipulated. Graham Meikle explains how deepfakes (synthetic media) are made and used. From celebrity porn and political satire to movie mash-ups and disinformation campaigns, this book explores themes of trust and consent as face-swapping software becomes more common. Meikle argues that deepfake videos allow for a new perspective on the taken-for-granted nature of contemporary media, in which our capacity to remix and share content increasingly conflicts with our capacity to trust. The book analyses how such videos deepen the social media environment in which the public and the personal converge, and in which all human experience becomes data to be shared. Timely, clear, and accessibly written, this is an essential text for students and scholars of media, communication, cultural studies, and sociology as well as general readers.

Deepfakes

Robin Howat

Ken Nisbet

Harvey Douglas Brown

Edward Mullan

The Foundation books are now written in the order of the Access qualification, so that they can be used flexibly with students being presented for either Standard Grade or the Access qualification. Non-calculator work clearly identified throughout all books. Parallel content between all books allows movement between levels. 'Review' sections at the beginning of each chapter enable students to consolidate learning from previous chapters and establish knowledge required to proceed with the topic. 'Recap' sections provide summaries of the chapter, making them an ideal revision tool. 'Revise' sections contain end of chapter exercises for revision and assessment, building up to exam style questions to ensure thorough preparation for exams.

New Maths in Action S3/1

Social media platforms have captured the attention and imagination of many millions of people, enabling their users to develop and display their creativity, to empathize with others, and to find connection, communication and communion. But they are also surveillance systems through which those users become complicit in their own commercial exploitation. In this accessible book, Graham Meikle explores the tensions between these two aspects of social media. From Facebook and Twitter to Reddit and YouTube, Meikle examines social media as industries and as central sites for understanding the cultural politics of everyday life. Building on the new forms of communication and citizenship brought about by these platforms, he analyzes the meanings of sharing and privacy, internet memes, remix cultures and citizen journalism. Throughout, Social Media engages with questions of visibility, performance, platforms and users, and demonstrates how networked digital media are adopted and adapted in an environment built around the convergence of personal and public communication.

Communication, Sharing and Visibility

Social Media

Ruth Murray

Doug Brown

The General books have been substantially revised from the previous editions to ensure that they are accessible to all students at this level. Non-calculator work clearly identified throughout all books. Parallel content between all books allows movement between levels. 'Review' sections at the beginning of each chapter enable students to consolidate learning from previous chapters and establish knowledge required to proceed with the topic. 'Recap' sections provide summaries of the chapter, making them an ideal revision tool. 'Revise' sections contain end of chapter exercises for revision and assessment, building up to exam style questions to ensure thorough preparation for exams.

New Maths in Action

The Routledge Companion to Media and Activism is a wide-ranging collection of 42 original and authoritative essays by leading contributors from a variety of academic disciplines. Introducing and exploring central debates about the diverse relationships between both media and protest, and communication and social change, the book offers readers a reliable and informed guide to understanding how media and activism influence one another. The expert contributors examine the tactics and strategies of protest movements, and how activists organize themselves and each other; they investigate the dilemmas of media coverage and the creation of alternative media spaces and platforms; and they emphasize the importance of creativity and art in social change. Bringing together case studies and contributors from six continents, the collection is organized around themes that address past, present and future developments from around the world. The Routledge Companion to Media and Activism is an essential reference and guide for those who want to understand this vital area.

The Routledge Companion to Media and Activism

Sherman Young

This book focuses on how everyday media such as Facebook, iTunes and Google can be understood in new ways for the 21st century through ideas of convergence. Key chapters explore the development of the internet, the rise of social media and the new opportunities for audiences to create, collaborate upon and share their own media.

Networked Digital Media in Everyday Life

Media Convergence

Disobbedienza civile elettronica

The Credit books have been substantially revised from the previous editions to ensure that they are accessible to all students at this level and now have a 'fast track' route to allow for early presentation. Non-calculator work clearly identified throughout all books. Parallel content between all books allows movement between levels. 'Review' sections at the beginning of each chapter enable students to consolidate learning from previous chapters and establish knowledge required to proceed wit the topic. 'Recap' sections provide summaries of the chapter, making them an ideal revision tool. 'Revise' sections contain end of chapter exercises for revision and assessment, building up to exam style questions to ensure thorough preparation for exams.

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