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Google is giving $3 million to news orgs to fact-check vaccine misinformation | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Sarah Scire
7 days ago
The Google News Initiative announced it will give $3 million to news and fact-checking organizations in an effort to combat…
How doctors learned to battle on Trump’s favorite turf | POLITICO
by Joanne Kenen
January 7, 2021
WHITE COATS TAKE ON THE WHITE HOUSE ONLINE: Doctors, nurses and other health care workers were active on Twitter and…
Health Workers Using TikTok to Fight COVID-19 Disinformation | Time
by Tara Law
January 6, 2021
At first glance, the December video looks like just the latest rendition of a TikTok trend. On one side of…
Pharmacist Accused of Tampering With Vaccine Was Conspiracy Theorist, Police Say | The New York Times
by Shaila Dewan & Kay Nolan
January 6, 2021
A pharmacist who was arrested on charges that he intentionally sabotaged more than 500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine at…
In Minority Communities, Doctors Are Changing Minds About Vaccination | The New York Times
by Gina Kolata
January 5, 2021
Across the country, Black and Hispanic physicians like Dr. Wiley are reaching out to Americans in minority communities who are…
As vaccines start rolling out, here’s what our research says about communication and coronavirus | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
by Dr. Richard Fletcher
December 24, 2020
The coronavirus situation represents both a health crisis and a communications emergency – especially as we enter the vaccination phase.…
The Covid-19 stimulus bill expands broadband internet access during the pandemic | Vox
by Emily Stewart
December 24, 2020
Tucked inside the $900 billion Covid-19 stimulus bill are some pretty big broadband provisions aimed at getting more Americans the…
The return to old-school methods to sow chaos | First Draft
by Bethan John and Keenan Chen
December 14, 2020
As millions of people around the world were under lockdown this year, social media became a lifeline for many. While…
“You can’t just give people more data and expect them to act differently” | MIT Technology Review
by Lindsay Muscato
December 9, 2020
Digital contact tracing apps first emerged early in the pandemic. They’d let you know if you’d been around anyone who…