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Sarah ScireSeptember 29, 2020

The election could be contested and last for weeks after Nov. 3. Here’s what experts think journalists should know.

“Newsrooms need to prepare for a political environment in which mainstream political figures, most notably the President of the United States, are going to promote false and unsupported claims about the election. They need to prepare for that now.”

Jenna HandAugust 20, 2020

Some countries are using the pandemic as an excuse to crack down on journalism

“What we can say from prior research is that these sorts of laws do, in fact, chill a broad range of public communication, and that is where the problem lies.”

Tommy ShaneAugust 10, 2020

People are using Facebook and Instagram as search engines. During a pandemic, that’s dangerous.

Data voids on social networks are spreading misinformation and causing real world harm. Here are some ideas on how to fix the problem.

Tommy ShaneAugust 6, 2020

People who engage with false news are hyper-concerned about truth. But they think it’s being hidden.

“On Google, searching for ‘coronavirus facts’ gives you a full overview of official statistics and visualizations. That’s not the case for ‘coronavirus truth.'”

Hanaa' TameezJuly 22, 2020

Here’s how CUNY’s new Black Media Initiative aims to elevate and serve Black publications

“Black press has always been hyperlocal. But for whatever reason, the Black press has never gotten some of those [buzzword] labels…That plays into the perception of these places within the larger sphere.”

Laura Hazard OwenJuly 17, 2020

Republicans and Democrats read a lot of the same news. What they do with it is a different question.

Plus what happens when climate facts get treated as climate opinions.

Stephen Cushion, Maria Kyriakidou, Marina Morani, and Nikki SooJune 15, 2020

UK readers find the government’s COVID-19 messages more misleading than actual fake news

It’s not the 5G-type stuff that’s confusing people.

Laura Hazard OwenMay 15, 2020

Unvetted scientific research about COVID-19 is becoming a partisan weapon

Plus: Conspiracy theories on TikTok, and “over one-quarter of the most viewed YouTube videos on COVID-19 contained misleading information.”

Julie Posetti and Emily BellMay 13, 2020

Take this survey about the effect of COVID-19 on journalism

“We are launching a global survey today to track and assess the impacts of the pandemic on journalism worldwide, and to help reimagine its future.”

Mark Coddington and Seth LewisMay 4, 2020

Are journalists on autopilot when they’re determining which sources (or what information) to trust?

Plus: evidence for a genetic inclination toward news, journalists’ role in normalizing the term “fake news,” and how Trump strategically used Twitter to generate coverage.