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A Voter's Guide in the Age of Populism - Part I. An ABC for Rumor Management

Krasen Stanchev Definition Rumors are officially or documentary-factual-statistically unconfirmed messages that are put into circulation both in interpersonal and official information channels. Conditions for the sustainability of rumors: a. Plausibility (a grain of truth) concealing disinformation; b. Reliability (connection with generally accepted beliefs and ideas about human nature); c. The alleged …

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The information economy isn't killing capitalism; it's driving it

Julian Adderney[1] People who believe that capitalism is about huge, powerful, multinational corporations miss some of the key elements of free markets. Information, capitalism and open source In a surprisingly influential article in The Guardian, Paul Mason argues that the sweeping changes taking place in the economy are early symptoms of so-called “post-capitalism.” But …

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