Craig Newmark | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Craig Newmark

Craig Newmark is the founder of Craigslist and Craigconnects.

Formalizing newsrooms’ battle against disinformation

“I predict that newsrooms will put in place and uphold formal editorial policies that demand all forms of communication — tweet, headline, article — never present falsities without first clearly stating the truth.”

The end of “loudspeakers for liars”

“We’ll also see news organizations and social media platforms clarify that deception and disinformation, like fraud, are unethical, and that these things violate their terms of service.”

Working together toward sustainable solutions

“I think people want to be effective news consumers, and they’ll take on the responsibility to become highly media literate. People don’t like being conned or lied to, but to a great extent, that’s what’s happened over the last year, particularly by disreputable sources that were amplified on social media.”

January 13, 2012

Craig Newmark: Fact-checking should be part of how news organizations earn trust

The Craigslist founder argues that even though fact checking can be time-consuming and expensive, it’s worth the investment.