by Eric Newton | Mar 20, 2019 | Blog, News literacy
Eric Newton Eric Newton outlines 11 goals for news and media literacy — goals necessary to meet the challenges of the modern world. This blog post is an updated excerpt of News Co/Lab co-founder Eric Newton’s report to the Knight Commission on Trust, Media and...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan Audiences rated news stories with a box explaining their process as more trustworthy than articles without. Building Trust: What Works for News OrganizationsUniversity of Texas at Austin Center for Media EngagementBy Gina Masullo Chen, Alex...
by Delaney White | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
science The spread of flu vaccine misinformation is changing the way we share information. Countering misinformation about the flu vaccine is harder than it seemsThe ConversationMatthew Motta, Dominic Stecula, Kathryn HaglinDec. 6, 2018 In the 2016-2017 flu season,...
by Dan Gillmor | Mar 11, 2019 | Blog
Dan Gillmor During the second week of February, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram published a column that turned out to be wrong. What happened next was the catalyst for an experiment in journalistic transparency that we believe has huge potential: moving corrections along...
by Kristy Roschke | Mar 7, 2019 | Blog, Engagement, Research, Transparency
Kristy Roschke Engaged journalism is better when it also boosts community news fluency. We founded the News Co/Lab with a project to help newsrooms increase transparency and engagement. Our work aims to put public service at the forefront of the news process — when...
by Delaney White | Mar 5, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Delaney White Half of students surveyed said they are not confident in discerning “real news” from “fake news.” How Students Engage With NewsProject Information LiteracyOct. 16, 2018 Thanks to misinformation, young people are distrusting of news and unsure in their...
