by Dan Gillmor | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog, Kansas City, Partners
Dan Gillmor In mid-November, The Kansas City Star ran a story in the genre we might call an “explainer” — explaining what had become of the the Missouri city’s old city hall, a striking structure from the late 1800s. But this piece had elements that...
by Molly Stellino | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog, What We're Reading
Molly Stellino These quick and easy shortcuts guide users through the step-by-step process of information verification. ESCAPENewseumUse this acronym to evaluate the truthfulness of information. Evidence – Do the facts hold up? Source – Who made...
by Kristy Roschke | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Metrics Survey, Partners
Kristy Roschke This blog post is the second of a follow-up series on the News Co/Lab’s community news awareness surveys. I recently asked some Cronkite School students why they wanted to become journalists. To hold the powerful to account, one said. Because keeping...
by Delaney White | Dec 5, 2018 | Blog, What We're Reading
Delaney White Knight research finds 6.6 million tweets linked to fake and conspiracy news publishers in the month before the 2016 election. Disinformation, ‘Fake News’ and Influence Campaigns on TwitterKnight FoundationOct. 4, 2018 A Knight Foundation study during and...
by Eric Newton | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog
Day: November 28, 2018 This blog post is the first of a follow-up series on the News Co/Lab’s community news awareness surveys. Some 25 years ago, I was the managing editor of a small team that created the content for the original Newseum. We sampled news of nearly...
by Molly Stellino | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, What We're Reading
Molly Stellino “Misinfodemics” are a threat to public health. Learn why journalists, scientists and tech companies need to work to stop its spread. How Misinfodemics Spread DiseaseThe AtlanticBy Nat Gyenes and Xiao MinaAug. 30, 2018 Misinformation on social media has...
