The Network Society Av Jan A G M Van Dijk

<p><em>The Network Society</em><strong></strong>is<strong> </strong>a clear, engaging guide to the past, consequences and future of digital communication, and forms a comprehensive introduction to how new media functions in contemporary society.</p><p>Integrating both face-to-face and online communication, the fourth edition explores crucial new issues and challenges in today’s digital media ecology, in doing so exploring the centrality<em> </em>of power to understanding life in the network society. Featurin</p><ul><li>The rise of the ‘data economy’</li><li>The increasing importance of artificial intelligence. big data and robotics</li><li>The growth of Internet platforms and how to regulate big tech.</li><li>New coverage of disinformation and fake news, including deep fake videos</li><li>Updates to the story of digital youth culture, as a foreshadow of future new media use</li></ul><p>With examples, cases and real-world applications, this is the