The Dark Side of Media and Technology: A 21st Century Guide to Media and Technological Literacy

__The Dark Side of Media and Technology: A 21st Century Guide to Media and Technological Literacy__ is Herculean in its effort to survey for landmines in a rapidly changing media landscape. The book identifies four dark outcomes related to media and technology use in the 21st century, and balances the dark side with four points of light that are the keys to taking ownership of a media- and technology-saturated world. The text contains an impressive list of multi-disciplinary experts and cutting-edge researchers who approach 25 separate dark side issues with concise, highly readable chapters, replete with unique recommendations for navigating our mediated present and future. The Dark Side of Media and Technology is grounded in theory and current research, but possesses an appeal similar to a page-turning dystopian novel; as a result, this volume should be of interest to scholars, students, and curious lay-readers alike. It should be the "go-to" text for anyone who is interested in learning what the research says about how we use media and technology, as well as how media and technology use us. Cover 1 Table of Contents 9 Figures 13 Preface 15 Acknowledgements 19 Chapter One: Dark Matters (Edward Downs / Aaron R. Boyson) 21 Chapter Two: Propaganda’s Dark Shadow in History, Rhetoric, and Media (Michael William Pfau / David Charles Gore) 33 Chapter Three: Technologies of Mass Deception? War of the Worlds, Twitter, and a History of Fake and Misleading News in the United States (Nicholas David Bowman / Elizabeth L. Cohen) 45 Chapter Four: Agenda-Setting in the Age of Emergent Online Media and Social Networks: Exploring the Dangers of a News Agenda Influenced by Subversive and Fake Information (Anthony M. Limperos / Will R. Silberman) 57 Chapter Five: Understanding Corrosive Elements in the Political Economy of Media (Matthew P. McAllister / Lars Stoltzfus-Brown) 69 Chapter Six: Paparazzi, Drones, and Privacy (Kalen M. A. Churcher) 81 Chapter Seven: The Role of Media in Perpetuating Stereotypes (Meghan S. Sanders / Stephanie L. Whitenack) 93 Chapter Eight: The Dark-Side Gateway of Self-Objectification: Examining the Media’s Role in the Development of Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Disorders (Jennifer Stevens Aubrey / Lindsay Roberts) 105 Chapter Nine: The Bad Guys: Evil and Immorality in Media Entertainment (Mary Beth Oliver / Arienne Ferchaud) 116 Chapter Ten: Copycat Murder: Specious Mimesis or Natural Nemesis? (Aaron R. Boyson) 127 Chapter Eleven: The Dark Side of Social Networking Sites (Jesse Fox / Guanjin Zhang / Jessica Frampton) 138 Chapter Twelve: Love and Lies: Deception in Online Dating (Catalina L. Toma / Irene G. Sarmiento) 150 Chapter Thirteen: Image-Based Sexual Abuse: It’s Not Revenge and It’s Not Porn (Amy Adele Hasinoff) 162 Chapter Fourteen: Child Sexual Predators’ Luring Communication Goes Online: Reflections and Future Directions (Loreen N. Olson / Roy Schwartzman) 174 Chapter Fifteen: Cyberbullying: Consequences and Coping (Matthew W. Savage / Douglas M. Deiss) 187 Chapter Sixteen: Without Consent: The Dark Side of Ignoring the Terms of Service and Privacy Policies of Social Media Services (Jonathan A. Obar / Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch) 199 Chapter Seventeen: Smart but Nosy: Gratifications of Ubiquitous Media That Threaten Our Privacy (S. Shyam Sundar / Andrew Gambino / Jinyoung Kim) 211 Chapter Eighteen: Dark Shadows in Video Game Effects: Concerns about Violence, Character Portrayals, and Toxic Behavior in Digital Games (T. Franklin Waddell / James D. Ivory) 222 Chapter Nineteen: Internet Gaming Disorder: Considering Problematic Internet Use as an Addiction (Rebecca J. Gilbertson / Kayla M. Walton) 233 Chapter Twenty: Mobile Devices, Multitasking, Distraction, and Compulsive Tech Use (Edward Downs / Jacquelyn Harvey) 245 Chapter Twenty-One: Dark Side of Augmented and Virtual Reality (Edward Downs / Cheryl Campanella Bracken) 257 Chapter Twenty-Two: Leaks Are Forever: Information Security and Cybercrime (Peter A. H. Peterson / Charern Lee) 269 Chapter Twenty-Three: Rage Against the Machine: Negative Reactions and Antisocial Interactions with Social Bots and Social Robots (Patric R. Spence / Autumn P. Edwards / Chad Edwards / David Nemer / Kenneth A. Lachlan) 282 Chapter Twenty-Four: The Killer App: Drones and Autonomous Machines (David J. Gunkel) 294 Chapter Twenty-Five: A Light in the Dark: How Literacy Illuminates the Dark Side (Edward Downs) 306 Contributors 319 Index 333 The Dark Side of Media and Technology: A 21st Century Guide to Media and Technological Literacy is Herculean in its effort to survey for landmines in a rapidly changing media landscape. The book identifies four dark outcomes related to media and technology use in the 21st century, and balances the dark side with four points of light that are the keys to taking ownership of a media- and technology-saturated world. The text contains an impressive list of multi-disciplinary experts and cutting-edge researchers who approach 25 separate dark side issues with concise, highly readable chapters, replete with unique recommendations for navigating our mediated present and future. 0The Dark Side of Media and Technology is grounded in theory and current research, but possesses an appeal similar to a page-turning dystopian novel; as a result, this volume should be of interest to scholars, students, and curious lay-readers alike. It should be the "go-to" text for anyone who is interested in learning what the research says about how we use media and technology, as well as how media and technology use us "The 'Dark Side' text is Herculean in its effort to survey for land-mines in a rapidly changing media landscape. The book identifies four dark outcomes related to media and technology use in the 21st century. It balances the dark side with four points of light that are the keys to taking ownership of a media and technology saturated world. The book contains an impressive list of multi-disciplinary experts and cutting-edge researchers who approach 25 separate dark side issues with concise, highly readable chapters, replete with unique recommendations for navigating our mediated present and future. The text is grounded in theory and current research, but has an appeal similar to a page-turning dystopian novel. As a result, it ought to appeal to scholars, students, and even curious lay-readers alike. This book should be the "go-to" text for anyone who is interested in learning what the research says about how we use media and technology, as well as how media and technology use us"-- Provided by publisher The Dark Side of Media and Technology is Herculean in its effort to survey for landmines in a rapidly changing media landscape. It identifies four dark outcomes related to media and technology use in the 21st century.