{"title":"Ed Coper","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Ed Coper category, where you will find a thought-provoking collection of books by the renowned author and storyteller, Ed Coper. With a unique blend of education and reference, his works provide insightful commentary on modern society, media dynamics, and the ever-evolving landscape of information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEd Coper's \u003cem\u003eAngertainment\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the media's role in fuelling public anger and explores how this affects both individuals and communities. This enlightening book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the intricate relationship between media consumption and public emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFacts and Other Lies\u003c\/em\u003e, Coper tackles the critical issues surrounding misinformation and credibility in today's world. Through careful analysis and narrative, he sheds light on the phenomenon of 'fake news' and challenges readers to question the sources of their information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those passionate about science, nature, and media literacy, Ed Coper's books are both educational and engaging, offering valuable perspectives on pressing contemporary issues. Dive into his collection to broaden your understanding of the media's influence and gain a deeper appreciation for truth and transparency in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"facts-and-other-lies-by-ed-coper-9781761065705","title":"Facts and Other Lies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWould your younger self believe the news of today? An entire city block blown up by a suicide bomber on Christmas Day because he believed phone towers spread disease. A Representative elected to the US Congress on a platform that Democrats are secretly harvesting an anti-aging chemical from the blood of abused children. Angry rioters in furs and horns overrun the Capitol in a bloody carnage of insurrection. The Prime Minister of Australia employing the wife of his friend who fronts a group the FBI has declared terrorists. A global pandemic which, even as they lie dying from it, people refuse to believe exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany who sat in shocked disbelief as these events beamed around the world asked the same question: 'How did we get here?' For those rioters, it was the culmination of a journey of online radicalisation that began with the weaponisation of disinformation by their political leaders and outrageously biased 'news' commentators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFacts and Other Lies\u003c\/i\u003e puts fake news in its historical context and explains how disinformation has fractured society, even threatening democracy itself. It explains why disinformation is so potent and so hard to stop, and what we can do to help prevent its proliferation in Australia—where politicians and shock jocks are already operating from the same dark playbook. It outlines how anyone can defuse disinformation in the home, office or pub, or wherever the deluded gather to spread their nonsense. Be prepared!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a timely account of a growing malignancy affecting all modern democracies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEd Coper keenly explains how lying has been normalised in right wing media—both social and mainstream. The Trump-inspired attack on the US Capitol on 6 January is just one consequence. Coper deftly shows us what is to be done and offers some real solutions to restore trust in public discourse.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFascinating and terrifying . . . illuminates so much about humans and social media\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBri Lee, author of \u003ci\u003eWho Gets to Be Smart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead this book if you want to save democracy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWayne Swan, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFew have mapped our information dystopia more effectively—and entertainingly—than Coper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBernard Keane, Politics Editor, \u003ci\u003eCrikey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssential reading for anyone wanting to cut through the nonsense and get to the truth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEason Jordan, former Chief News Executive, CNN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe live in a world that unfolds at a pace, and with the violent twists and turns in the plot, of a thriller. This book captures the intensity of our politics and connects it to the science of misinformation . . . a great read\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Stephan Lewandowsky, Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46832883138796,"sku":"9781761065705","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/28043993482814.jpg?v=1758419562"},{"product_id":"angertainment-by-ed-coper-9781761636691","title":"Angertainment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow social media became a dangerous outrage machine, manipulated by people who use viral anger to change our world for the worse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSocial media has become a brutal machine that weaponises our own cognition against us: it has mapped the human condition and monetised it. If all intention is driven by the meeting of emotion with attention, then this thing — this machine that covets our attention and mines our emotion — has become the supreme vehicle for social control, political power and cultural capital.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe internet and social media used to be heralded as technologies that would bring us together. Now, these tools are tearing us apart. They have transformed in ways we could not possibly have imagined, as the greater good is trampled for the greater gain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSocial media outrage is now an entire industry. It is hunted, harvested, monetised and weaponised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRage bait – the 2025 Oxford Dictionary word of the year – trumps reason. Our offline lives have been hijacked by our online habits: our beliefs and emotions are no longer solely ours. We are all part of the machine, which thrives on our worst impulses. As a result, politics is becoming more extreme, young women are following dangerous health advice and young men are adopting the attitudes of their sexist old grandpas. Most troubling: it has spawned a new class of power – those who know how to game the attention economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEd Coper has a term for this little-understood global phenomenon that fuses emotion and attention to completely upend the way we engage with the world: \u003ci\u003eAngertainment\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, we must understand it. 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