While I was scanning through Business Contact's, a Dutch publishing company, guide for the upcoming months, I added one book in particular to my wish list. On Rumors. How falsehoods spread, why we believe them, what can be done by Cass R. Sunstein. And I'm particularly interested in the story aspect of this book.
Cass R. Sunstein is Profesoor of Law at Harvard Law School and head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House.
In On Rumors he states that people are being misled all the time. Cunning rumor propagators try to damage reputations of the government, companies and individuals. Sunstein writes about real world examples and behavioral studies in order to explain why certain rumors are so wildly and widely spread.
In certain aspects Sunstein's book seems to be very controversial concerning the American First Amendment. Some blogs (like Giovanni's World, Lady Libertas, David Drake) claim that his influential place in the White House will create new laws about publishing opinions, truths and commentary online. In other words: censorship.
I'm curious.
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