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Joshua BentonNovember 15, 2021

How do you fix an “information disorder”? The Aspen Institute has some ideas

“Understanding the root problems of information disorder requires understanding hard-wired human behaviors, economic and political policy, group psychology and ideologies, and the relationship to people’s sense of individual and community identity.”

Stephen CushionNovember 1, 2021

Would enhancing the BBC’s fact-checking strengthen its perceived impartiality?

How broadcasters challenge false or misleading information while maintaining high standards of impartiality has become increasingly challenging.

Joshua BentonOctober 25, 2021

In the ocean’s worth of new Facebook revelations out today, here are some of the most important drops

“It will be a flash in the pan. Some legislators will get pissy. And then in a few weeks they will move onto something else. Meanwhile we are printing money in the basement, and we are fine.”

Sarah ScireSeptember 22, 2021

Publishers hope fact-checking can become a revenue stream. Right now, it’s mostly Big Tech who is buying.

Facebook alone works with 80 different fact-checking organizations worldwide.

Ciara GreeneJune 30, 2021

Does reading fake news actually change people’s behavior? This Covid-19 study says yes, a bit — but potentially an important bit

“Some participants even developed false memories about the fake stories they had read…’Remembering’ previously hearing a fake COVID-19 story seemed to make some people in our study more likely to act in a certain way.”

Meet the next class of Nieman Fellows

Laura Hazard OwenMay 20, 2021

Parler will be hate speech–free — on iOS only

Plus: “Partisanship turned out to be the strongest predictor of Americans’ knowledge, even surpassing education,” and how local news organizations fought Covid-19 misinformation in their communities.

Julia BerginMay 14, 2021

How China used the media to spread its Covid narrative — and win friends around the world

China’s image plummeted in North America, but over half of 50 nations surveyed at the end of 2020 reported coverage of China had become more positive in their national media since the onset of the pandemic.

Brad EspositoApril 8, 2021

“The idea that we can change anything, I have given up on”: NBC News’ Brandy Zadrozny on documenting the “depressing” internet

“Suddenly, the stupid stuff on the internet, the scary stuff on the internet, became just so mainstream and important. And that totally should not be.”

Sarah ScireMarch 31, 2021

“Black America is vast in its diversity,” and Capital B will be “singularly focused” on Black communities

“We know as well as anyone that Black communities across the country are not monolithic. Black people within communities are not monolithic.”