The Nonprofit Sector

The Nonprofit Sector
Author: Walter W. Powell
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 679
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300109032

Provides a multi-disciplinary survey of nonprofit organizations and their role and function in society. This book also examines the nature of philanthropic behaviours and an array of organizations, international issues, social science theories, and insight.

Disinformation, Misinformation, and Fake News in Social Media

Disinformation, Misinformation, and Fake News in Social Media
Author: Kai Shu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2020-06-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030426998

This book serves as a convenient entry point for researchers, practitioners, and students to understand the problems and challenges, learn state-of-the-art solutions for their specific needs, and quickly identify new research problems in their domains. The contributors to this volume describe the recent advancements in three related parts: (1) user engagements in the dissemination of information disorder; (2) techniques on detecting and mitigating disinformation; and (3) trending issues such as ethics, blockchain, clickbaits, etc. This edited volume will appeal to students, researchers, and professionals working on disinformation, misinformation and fake news in social media from a unique lens.