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Opportunity: Apply for News Trust Fellowship | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
by Reuters Institute
September 8, 2020
In 2021, we will grant two fellowships to mid-career journalists who have ideas for ways to enhance trust in the…
MisinfoCon Webinar on Police Misinformation | MisinfoCon & MuckRock
September 8, 2020
Misinformation and disinformation originating from law enforcement sources, which has lately included Antifa raids, brick piles, poisoned milkshakes and more,…
Facebook Moves to Stop Election Misinformation | The New York Times
by Mike Isaac
September 4, 2020
Facebook on Thursday moved to clamp down on any confusion about the November election on its service, rolling out a sweeping…
How to fight a pandemic of misinformation? | Al Jazeera
by Al Jazeera
September 4, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has forced us all to take a step back from our daily routines. We now spend more…
Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia | The New York Times
by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Mike Isaac
September 3, 2020
With each passing day, the World Wide Web is becoming an outdated name. Facebook warned on Monday that it would…
Clarity And Honesty Are Key To Fighting A Pandemic Of Misinformation | Forbes
by Karl Moore
August 27, 2020
The idea of infodemic management had been percolating within the World Health Organization (WHO) long before the onset of the…
I Tried to Get My Name off People-Search Sites. It Was Nearly Impossible. | Consumer Reports
by Mara Hvistendahl
August 21, 2020
As a child in the 1980s, I remember staring at my mother’s listing in the white pages, which back then…
How a viral photo of USPS collection boxes became a lesson in misinformation | Vox
by Rebecca Heilweil
August 20, 2020
Beware of what you retweet. Amid a slew of very concerning stories about the state of the US Postal Service,…
Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic – A Special Livestream Event and Podcast with Dr. Anthony Fauci | The George Washington University
August 18, 2020
Join us this Wednesday, August 19th, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., for a special live edition of "Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic" with Dr.…