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Many experts fear uncivil and manipulative behaviors on the internet will persist – and may get worse.
In 2010, a paper entitled "From Obscurity to Prominence in Minutes: Political Speech and Real-time search" won the Best Paper Prize of the Web Science 2010 Conference. Among its findings were the...
Low attention and a flood of data are serious problems for social networks.
Despite years of fake news online, we still have no idea how to protect against it.
Students would be wise to learn the strategies fact-checkers use to evaluate online information, write Sam Wineburg and Sarah McGrew.
The BBC is a model for a trusted social networking platform that combats fake news and propaganda while serving the public interest.
Some of the biggest anti-Kremlin protests in years swept across Russia on Monday with over 1,000 people detained by the police ahead of a presidential election next year. But anyone relying on state TV would have concluded they were a non-event.
Twitter is far smaller than Facebook, but it may play a more consequential role in the spread of misinformation.
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers.
You would know the difference between a “real” news story and a story written for or by an advertiser, right? Especially when a story is labeled “advertisement” right there at the top of your screen. Even if that label was something murkier like “BrandVoice” and pushed down to the bottom of the story, most of […]
A recent hoax is the latest among many tests of peer review. What should we learn from it?
Does science have an answer to science denial? Just as being vaccinated protects you from a later full-blown infection, a bit of misinformation explained could help ward off other cases down the road.
We know a lot about fake news. It’s an old problem.
As more people rely on social media for news, they also show signs of greater skill in media literacy – and more responsibility in not passing along fake news.
The 2016 US Presidential Election brought considerable attention to the phenomenon of “fake news”: entirely fabricated and often partisan content that is presen
As online platforms like Twitter and Facebook become increasingly important for the dissemination of breaking news, extremist leaders are recognizing the power of subverting mainstream coverage in