In the misinformation field, there’s often a weird dynamic between the short-term and long-term gains folks. Maybe I don’t go…
Focus Tag: Media and Information Literacy
Who’s ‘mainly’ responsible for curbing disinformation? | Poynter
Who should be responsible for curbing the spread of disinformation? We might start by looking at who is responsible for…
Tumblr rolling out an internet literacy initiative to help combat misinformation | The Verge
With the 2020 election coming up and growing concerns about bad actors using social media sites to spread misinformation, Tumblr…
2019 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary | Supreme Court of the United States
In the winter of 1788, New York newspapers reported accounts that medical students were robbing graves so they could practice…
Misinformation vs. media studies: on teaching to fish | Journalism.co.uk
In the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice at Bournemouth University, we recently published recommendations from our research into the…
Images That Generate Clicks Among Both Liberals and Conservatives | Center for Media Engagement
The Center for Media Engagement partnered with ProPublica to determine if news story headlines and images can be crafted in…
Twitter is bringing back labels for US election candidates | The Verge
For the 2018 midterm elections, Twitter introduced labels that appeared on US election candidates’ profiles and tweets in order to…
Comment threads can influence climate change attitudes by altering perceived consensus | PsyPost
The comment sections of blogs can influence perceptions of consensus, which can in turn influence beliefs about climate change, according…
The Fact-Check Industry | Columbia Journalism Review
If the presidential election of 2016 revealed one thing more surprising to the mainstream press than the popularity of Donald…
Cranky Uncle game takes on climate crisis denial and fake news | The Guardian
A new game promises to act as a “vaccination” against climate crisis denial and fake news by teaching users about…