{"title":"Joel Simon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoel Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the intersections of information, society, and power. His works delve into the challenges of misinformation and the urgent need for dialogue in today's complex political landscape, inviting readers to consider the impact of information on public consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e, Simon's writings encourage a deep understanding of contemporary issues, blending rigorous analysis with a clear-eyed view of modern social dynamics. His books stimulate reflection on how knowledge shapes our world and the possibilities for negotiation in a divided era.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-infodemic-by-robert-mahoney-9781735913681","title":"The Infodemic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow censorship turned a terrible disease into an assault on rights\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. \u003ci\u003eThe Infodemic\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare not just old-fashioned censorship, but also the mechanisms of a modern brand of \"censorship through noise,\" which moves beyond traditional means of state control—such as the jailing of critics and restricting the flow of information—to open the floodgates of misinformation, overwhelming the public with lies and half-truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoel Simon and Robert Mahoney, who have travelled the world for many years defending press freedom and journalists' rights as the directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists, chart the onslaught of COVID censorship beginning in China, through Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Brazil, and inside the Trump White House. Increased surveillance in the name of public health, the collapse of public trust in institutions, and the demise of local news reporting all contributed to help governments hijack the flow of information and usurp power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFull of vivid characters and behind the scenes accounts, \u003ci\u003eThe Infodemic\u003c\/i\u003e shows how under the cover of a global pandemic, governments have undermined freedom and taken control—this new political order may be the legacy of the disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537093148908,"sku":"9781735913681","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e05812d669f1bbfcb4c0055ea26e5bd7.jpg?v=1776902156"},{"product_id":"we-want-to-negotiate-by-joel-simon-9780999745427","title":"We Want to Negotiate","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting in late 2012, Westerners working in Syria—journalists and aid workers—began disappearing without a trace. A year later, the world learned they had been taken hostage by the Islamic State. Throughout 2014, all the Europeans came home, first the Spanish, then the French, then an Italian, a German, and a Dane. In August 2014, the Islamic State began executing the Americans, including journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, followed by the British hostages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoel Simon, who in nearly two decades at the Committee to Protect Journalists has worked on dozens of hostages cases, delves into the heated hostage policy debate. The Europeans paid millions of dollars to a terrorist group to free their hostages. The US and the UK refused to do so, arguing that any ransom would be used to fuel terrorism and would make the crime more attractive, increasing the risk to their citizens. \u003cem\u003eWe Want to Negotiate\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of the ethical, legal, and strategic considerations of a bedevilling question: Should governments pay ransom to terrorists?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537452974316,"sku":"9780999745427","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e4e230162e407662f4ccde9d6d0b72e2.jpg?v=1776901220"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/joel-simon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}