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    The New York Times asked for examples of election disinformation — and got 4,000 responses
    Laura Hazard OwenNovember 2, 2018
    What’s disinformation doing “right” — and what can newsrooms learn from it?
    “Recognition of altruism as a motive for publishing (i.e. shedding a light on unknown/hidden information).”
    Nancy Watzman, Katie Donnelly, and Jessica ClarkSeptember 5, 2018
    What approaches are in play for fighting misinformation? Let us count the ways
    Sometimes what you need is a good taxonomy.
    Shan WangAugust 6, 2018
    WhatsApp is a black box of viral misinformation — but in Brazil, 24 newsrooms are teaming up to fact-check it
    And unlike previous efforts, WhatsApp is giving the fact-checkers an important tool to reach the public more easily.
    Laura Hazard OwenMarch 28, 2018
    The platforms are the problem: The fight against digital disinformation gets $10 million from the Hewlett Foundation
    Other philanthropic efforts have focused on newsrooms or audiences. Hewlett is targeting the platforms.
    Laura Hazard OwenMarch 2, 2018
    Disinformation spread online is so disorienting that it’s messing with the researchers who study it
    Plus: Outrage-tweeting is a dangerous thing, and why we have to teach students not to be “trust misers.”
    Shan WangNovember 6, 2017
    The scale of misinformation online is global. First Draft is pushing for more collaboration — and more research — as an antidote
    “How can we have these conversations together, instead of just being in our camps throwing insults at each other that no one is doing enough?”
    Laura Hazard OwenSeptember 29, 2017
    “Platforms for all ideas.” Russian misinformation for all swing states. Obituaries for all fake news writers.
    Also: Mark Zuckerberg has regrets, and the Russians’ role as cultural flame-fanners.
    Joshua BentonSeptember 25, 2024
    What would Project 2025 do for (or to) journalism?
    From defunding NPR and PBS to kicking reporters out of the White House, it’s an array of conservative priorities and Trumpian retreads.
    Hanaa' TameezSeptember 16, 2024
    The Puente News Collaborative expands to report on the entire U.S.–Mexico border
    “If you look beyond the wall, you really see these two vibrant communities that are involved in each other’s lives and the integration between them.”
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