by Dan Gillmor | Aug 15, 2019 | Blog, Corrections
Day: August 15, 2019 The ASU News Co/Lab is going deep on corrections. Not jails and prisons, but the mea culpas journalists offer when they’ve erred in their public work. Forthright corrections and major updates are an essential kind of transparency. They’re also by...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan A new study notes Middle Eastern participants are more confident in identifying misinformation, but there was no significant difference in how people verified information. Youthquakes in a Post-Truth Era: Exploring Social Media News Use and...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Jul 25, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan Although many Moroccan secondary school teachers want to teach their students media literacy, educators cite limited training and materials as huge hurdles. Media Literacy Education in Secondary School: Teachers’ Attitudes By Hanae Ait...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Researchers say “fake news” is more defined by partisanship and identity politics than deception and misinformation. Fake News as Discursive Integration: An Analysis of Sites That Publish False, Misleading, Hyperpartisan and Sensational Information...
by Kristy Roschke | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Partners, Transparency
Kristy Roschke In this new initiative, science journalists explain how and why stories are reported. Much has been written about the trust problem we’re facing in the U.S. — really, worldwide. Edelman’s annual Trust Barometer reports there is a growing gap in...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Jul 9, 2019 | Blog, Education, What We're Reading
A Bradley University professor found librarianship academic articles were less likely to be critical of misinformation on social media than journalism academic articles. Calling out fake news on social media: a comparison of literature in librarianship and...
