by Molly Stellino | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog, What We're Reading
Molly Stellino Tabloid news has a higher reach amongst low-income individuals, suggesting misinformation disproportionately affects poorer people. Social Inequalities in News ConsumptionReuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of OxfordBy...
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 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 Delaney White | Oct 18, 2018 | Blog, What We're Reading
Day: October 18, 2018 Inaccuracy tops people’s concerns about social media, Pew researchers find. News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2018Pew Research CenterSept. 10, 2018 Social media is a go-to news resource for Americans, but new research shows those same people...
by Sayo Akao | Aug 15, 2018 | Blog, What We're Reading
Sayo Akao Gleb Tsipursky, co-founder of the Pro-Truth Pledge project, details 12 small efforts to help steer people to act honestly on social media. The Pro-Truth Pledge project is an effort from a group of behavioral scientists at the University of...