“Fake News” and Its Role in the Construction of the Future Society. Crisis of the State, Society, Institutions

• Authors: Bolshakov Sergey

Title variants

PL

„Fake News” i jego rola w budowaniu społeczeństwa przyszłości. Kryzys państwa, społeczeństwa, instytucji

• Languages of publication: RU

Abstracts

RU

В данной статье анализируется важнейшая политическая, социальная, этическая проблемы современного общества – ложь в СМИ, «фейк-ньюс» как индикатор деградации СМИ, институтов гражданского общества, власти. В статье анализируются информационные процессы современного общества, констатируется влияние фейк ньюс на политические процессы. В статье раскрывается значение политической культуры общества и негативное восприятие фейк ньюс. Рассматривается данный феномен в контексте информационной картины мира, потребность власти злоупотреблять институтом журналистики как агентом влияния и манипулирования общественным мнением. В исследовании отмечается роль лингвистического фактора в реализации функций манипулирования обществом, снижения уровня доверия граждан к государству. В статье предпринимается попытка раскрыть роль социальных сетей в продвижении фейк-ньюс. На примере вторичной интерпретации результатов социологического опроса США раскрывается негативное восприятие обществом фейк-ньюс. Результаты опроса фиксируют рост неравенства и предрассудков в обществе. В статье делается вывод о социальной турбулентности процессов современного общества.

EN

This article analyzes the most important political, social, ethical problems of modern society – lies in the media, “fake news” as an indicator of the degradation of the media, civil society institutions, and the authorities. The article analyzes the information processes of modern society, states the influence of fake news on political processes. The article reveals the importance of the political culture of society and the negative perception of fake news. This phenomenon is considered in the context of the informational picture of the world, the need of the authorities to abuse the institution of journalism as an agent of influence and manipulation of public opinion. The study notes the role of the linguistic factor in the implementation of the functions of manipulating society, reducing the level of citizens' trust in the state. The article attempts to reveal the role of social networks in promoting fake news. On the example of the secondary interpretation of the results of a sociological survey in the United States, the negative perception of fake news by society is revealed. The survey results indicate the growth of inequality and prejudice in society. The article concludes about the social turbulence of the processes of modern society.

Keywords

RU

фейк-ньюс; общество; государство; политические процессы социология общественного мнения

EN

fake news; society; state; political processes; sociology of public opinion

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Społecznych i Bezpieczeństwa Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczo-Humanistycznego w Siedlcach
• Journal: De Securitate et Defensione. O Bezpieczeństwie i Obronności
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 1(7)
• Pages: 42-52

Dates

published

2021-07-28

Contributors

author

Bolshakov Sergey

• Leningrad State University named after A.S. Pushkin

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Identifiers

ISSN

2450-5005