“Even before COVID-19, many African countries used libel laws, defamation laws, and internet shutdowns to limit the freedom of expression of citizens and the media…The pandemic is now being used as an excuse to further limit freedom of expression.”
Sometimes it’s the sort of basic Internet skill you might take for granted — like knowing how to search a web page — that can stop someone from sharing fake news.
“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.” Craig Newmark
Newmark, Craig. "Formalizing newsrooms’ battle against disinformation." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 18 Dec. 2019. Web. 20 Oct. 2024.
APA
Newmark, C. (2019, Dec. 18). Formalizing newsrooms’ battle against disinformation. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 20, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/12/formalizing-newsrooms-battle-against-disinformation/
Chicago
Newmark, Craig. "Formalizing newsrooms’ battle against disinformation." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 18, 2019. Accessed October 20, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/12/formalizing-newsrooms-battle-against-disinformation/.
Wikipedia
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| date = 18 December 2019
| accessdate = 20 October 2024
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