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    Facebook’s pivot to video didn’t just burn publishers. It didn’t even work for Facebook
    The people who trust news least aren’t necessarily loud and angry — they’re indifferent, study of 4 countries suggests
    Matt Motta and Dominik SteculaAugust 26, 2021
    How a once-obscure government database turned into a weapon for anti-vaxxers
    From December 2020 to mid-August 2021, right-wing media outlets published more than seven times as many stories mentioning VAERS as mainstream news outlets.
    Hanaa' TameezAugust 25, 2021
    In “the capital of income inequality,” Canopy Atlanta wants to equalize how journalism is produced
    “Our theory about how you build trust in information is to help people access it on their own.”
    Teresa CarrAugust 12, 2021
    “No, nothing will be fine” — but could these misinformation games help at least a little?
    The gameplay acts like a vaccine, so the next time people encounter such manipulation in the real world, they’ll recognize it for what it is.
    Denise-Marie OrdwayAugust 5, 2021
    Trusting science leaves people vulnerable to believing pseudoscience, new research finds
    Knowledge of research methods can help the public discern valid scientific claims from false or misleading ones, researchers explain.
    Katalina Deaven, Talia Stroud, and Gina MasulloJuly 28, 2021
    “We disagree on what the space should be”: Editors discuss the future of comment sections
    What’s the purpose of a comment section?
    Luke WinkieJuly 26, 2021
    Female video game journalists on what to do when the mob comes for you
    “Remember 98% of the time the people harassing you are not attempting to engage with your work in good faith.”
    Hanaa' TameezJuly 1, 2021
    The New York Times is using Instagram slides and Twitter cards to make stories more digestible
    Slides and cards are a good way to highlight the strongest part of a story, whether it’s a visual component or a tidbit that competitors don’t have.
    Anne SchulzJune 30, 2021
    The great unbundling of local news
    Local news’ bundling of hard news, soft news, and other information used to be a major selling point, but the audience now believes there are better sources elsewhere for most of it.
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