The Post-Truth Archive: Considerations for Archiving Context in Fake News Repositories
Title
The Post-Truth Archive: Considerations for Archiving Context in Fake News Repositories
Subject
ethics
Description
In a modern media environment in which fake news is widely disseminated amongst the public and previously trusted media sources are viewed with suspicion, those in the archival profession are tasked with finding methods with which fake news can be preserved. The value in preservation lies in cultural context, which, conversely, remains the as the most daunting issue archivists face in this subject. This article considers the obstacles involving archiving fake news that differ from the archiving of any other piece of information, namely, the need for an archive to include enough sources to create enough context for future contributors and researchers to understand the items preserved.
Creator
Commisso, Corrie
Publisher
Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture
Date
October 2017
Contributor
Ramos, Madison
Language
English
Type
Article
Identifier
ISSN: 21952957
DOI: 10.1515/pdtc-2017-0010
DOI: 10.1515/pdtc-2017-0010
Bibliographic Citation
Commisso, Corrie. 2017. “The Post-Truth Archive: Considerations for Archiving Context in Fake News Repositories”. Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p99-102. 4p. DOI:
10.1515/pdtc-2017-0010
10.1515/pdtc-2017-0010
Files
Collection
Citation
Commisso, Corrie, “The Post-Truth Archive: Considerations for Archiving Context in Fake News Repositories,” Digital Archiving Resources, accessed April 28, 2024, https://dar.cah.ucf.edu/items/show/434.