The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free
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- Author：Joel Simon
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Summary
An inside look at how the governments of Iran， Russia， India， Egypt， Brazil， India and the US used COVID as a pretense to undermine freedom
The Infodemic lays bare the mechanisms of modern censorship and shows how they were used to undermine the response to the greatest global pandemic in a century。 Beginning in China， the book charts the onslaught of COVID censorship through Iran， Russia， India， Egypt， Brazil， India and inside the Trump White House。 Modern censors not only restrict the flow of information but also open the floodgates to overwhelm the public with lies and half truths。 Increased surveillance in the name of public health， the collapse of public trust in institutions， and the demise of local news reporting， help governments hijack the flow of information and usurp power。 The Infodemic shows how， under the cover of COVID， governments have undermined freedom and taken control。 This new global political order may be the legacy of the disease。
The Infodemic lays bare the mechanisms of modern censorship and shows how they were used to undermine the response to the greatest global pandemic in a century。 Beginning in China， the book charts the onslaught of COVID censorship through Iran， Russia， India， Egypt， Brazil， India and inside the Trump White House。 Modern censors not only restrict the flow of information but also open the floodgates to overwhelm the public with lies and half truths。 Increased surveillance in the name of public health， the collapse of public trust in institutions， and the demise of local news reporting， help governments hijack the flow of information and usurp power。 The Infodemic shows how， under the cover of COVID， governments have undermined freedom and taken control。 This new global political order may be the legacy of the disease。
Reviews
Diane Ferbrache
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Very eye-opening and timely。 A journalists' look at the information and misinformation that has been circulating about Covid and how governments in some major countries have handled the pandemic。 I have a pretty good handle on how things were dealt with in the US， but I wasn't aware of the situation in other parts of the world， notably Brazil， China， Mexico， and the Philippines。 Fascinating and disturbing。 Not really a "page-turner"， but definitely a good read for anyone interested in journalism Very eye-opening and timely。 A journalists' look at the information and misinformation that has been circulating about Covid and how governments in some major countries have handled the pandemic。 I have a pretty good handle on how things were dealt with in the US， but I wasn't aware of the situation in other parts of the world， notably Brazil， China， Mexico， and the Philippines。 Fascinating and disturbing。 Not really a "page-turner"， but definitely a good read for anyone interested in journalism or politics or foreign relations。 。。。more
Pauline Stout
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*Provided free copy of book in exchange for an honest review*The Infodemic is a book about Covid-19 and how a selection of governments around the world reacted to it。 Mainly it is about how different governments reacted by imposing censorship and a limitation of freedoms。 It is about the perceived worldwide decline of freedom and democracy worldwide during the times of Covid。I’m impressed and surprised by this book。 I was worried that it would be a work of propaganda itself but in my opinion it *Provided free copy of book in exchange for an honest review*The Infodemic is a book about Covid-19 and how a selection of governments around the world reacted to it。 Mainly it is about how different governments reacted by imposing censorship and a limitation of freedoms。 It is about the perceived worldwide decline of freedom and democracy worldwide during the times of Covid。I’m impressed and surprised by this book。 I was worried that it would be a work of propaganda itself but in my opinion it is not。 It presents a concise log of how multiple countries faced the spread of Covid and how they responded to the threat of it。 It presents this information in an easy to absorb manner and is very well written。 It covers both autocratic and democratic countries and shows the ways that they succeeded against and failed with their approach to containing the spread of the outbreak。 Overall I like the approach that this book has。 It has a lot of information and presents it very well。 It presents its case in a very clear manner and shows the reasoning that different countries may have had for their approaches to the pandemic。 I highly recommend this for nonfiction readers and readers looking for more information on the history of the pandemic and on current events。 。。。more
Andréa
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