misinformation
Journalists on social media: there's no easy answers on how they should behave Paid Members Public
Yes, there are problems with how journalists behave on social media. But the solutions are unlikely to be straightforward.
The misinformation war is still an asymmetric one Paid Members Public
In the quest for people's beliefs, a thousand little lies are more powerful than a single big truth.
Social & Digital Lunchbreak: Facebook doesn't care, the spawn of news and conspiracies - and two vital jobs Paid Members Public
Your lunchtime digest of social and digital news, reminding us of Facebook's indifference, and the impact of Covid-19 on what is important reporting right now…
Engaged Reading Digest: Google fights misinformation with $$$$ Paid Members Public
Google fights back against Covid-19 misinformation, YouTube prepares its TikTok clone and the click frauders gear up…
Depolluting the information ecosystem Paid Members Public
Thanks to the internet, our information ecosystem is bigger than ever — but it is becoming polluted and may already be toxic. How do we become the solution, not part of the problem?
Three questions about the UK's journalism landscape after the General Election result Paid Members Public
A major shift in the political landscape of the UK raises some critical questions about the role of truth and journalism in the social media mindscape.
Election Watch 2019 #1: Lies, Leaks and Dead Squirrels Paid Members Public
Connecting up some of the reporting about the use of misinformation and propaganda during the 2019 UK general election.
Deepfakes aren't the problem yet - their existence is Paid Members Public
The mere existence of deepfakes is undermining our sense of reality and truth
