2022 will be a year of careful consolidation for a news industry that has been both disrupted and galvanised by the drawn-out COVID-19 crisis. Both journalists and audiences have, to some degree, been ‘burnt out’ ...
“The spread of Covid-19 is linked to 5G cellular networks.” “Put a halved onion in the corner of your room to catch the Covid-19 germs.” “Sunny weather protects you from COVID-19.” These and similar fake ...
This article was originally published in Scientific American. It will be republished with permission. Who shares fake news? Political scientists, behaviorists and the media have said that political conservatives are largely responsible for spreading misinformation. ...
A president lied about COVID-19 (that of the country and his own), hugged white racists, and tried to overturn the results of a losing election. Another president hit some bumps in the road while trying ...
The number of research papers treating with populism has exploded in the last five years, while the concept can be difficult to understand even when used by the scientific community. How to recognize populism in ...
Many Americans share fake news on social media simply because they don’t pay attention to whether the content is correct – not necessarily because they can’t tell real from fictional messages, suggests a new study ...
Psychology shapes the likelihood that readers will conclude controversial information in news reports that it has been deliberately forged. Photo credit: Photo Kozyr / Shutterstock The term “fake news” spread like wildfire in the US ...
Social media companies attract large audiences to stories covered by the news media and make a profit from the sale of ads related to those stories. Do these platforms offer the news media a constructive ...
Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is launching a free online course in media literacy. Anyone with an email address is eligible for the three-week program, aimed at improving digital ...
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