The Propagandists' Playbook: How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy

An examination of what algorithmic polarization means for society and how conservative elites use media literacy tactics to spread propaganda

The Propagandists’ Playbook peels back the layers of the right-wing media manipulation machine to reveal why its strategies are so effective and pervasive, while also humanizing the people whose worldviews and media practices conservatism embodies. Based on interviews and ethnographic observations of two Republican groups over the course of the 2017 Vi...