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Scientists target PR and ad firms they accuse of spreading disinformation | Reuters
by Valerie Volcovici
10 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - More than 450 scientists on Wednesday called on the executives of major advertising and public…
A Safe Harbor for Platform Research | Knight First Amendment Institute
by Alex Abdo, Ramya Krishnan, Stephanie Krent, Evan Welber Falcón, and Andrew Keane Woods
10 hours ago
Social media platforms influence public discourse in profound ways. Billions of users worldwide and hundreds of millions in the United…
Study: Digital literacy doesn’t stop the spread of misinformation | MIT Sloan
by Sara Brown
January 11, 2022
Digital literacy helps people identify misinformation — but it doesn’t necessarily stop them from spreading it. Understanding why people believe…
American support for conspiracy theories and armed rebellion isn’t new – we just didn’t believe it before the Capitol insurrection | The Conversation
by Amanda J. Crawford
January 4, 2022
Americans had to confront a new reality when an angry mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021: Some…
Are partisan news sites to blame for polarization? A massive study suggests they’re not | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Mark Coddington and Seth Lewis
January 3, 2022
If there is one thing we all can agree on, it’s that Americans with strong political opinions can’t seem to…
Turning technology into an accelerant for truth | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Raney Aronson-Rath
December 22, 2021
Earlier this month, Maria Ressa shared something with me that I’ve been thinking about ever since. Maria — the winner…
Flow of damaging COVID-19 disinformation must end now | American Medical Association
by Gerald E. Harmon
December 16, 2021
Building and maintaining patient trust begins with the exchange of honest and open communication and accurate information. Once lost, this…
The Covid vaccine map looks a lot like the election map | CNNPolitics
by Zachary B. Wolf
December 8, 2021
Americans have a common enemy in Covid-19. Cases and hospitalizations are once again rising around the country. But the nation's…
Unmasking Polarization: How Conservatives Make Sense of Covid19 Coverage | Columbia Journalism Review
by Anthony Nadler, Doron Taussig, Natacha Yazbeck, Andrea Wenzel
December 8, 2021
Distrust in the “mainstream media” is now a central tenet of American conservatism, and this skepticism has consequences: Democrats and…