If newspapers won't check viral stories, who will listen to them about fake news? | Jasper Jackson

Media outlets published video of cyclist responding to catcallers without checking its authenticity. The race for clicks is undermining claims people should trust the newsEven as the media continues to take Facebook to task over its fake news problem, many parts of the news business are doing their best to undermine their argument that they should be considered more trustworthy. On Tuesday evening, a video of a female cyclist responding to cat calls from workers in a van by chasing them and pulling off a wing mirror was picked up by the media, after being posted on a Facebook page and attracting millions of views. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2017-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Hunter Biden story is a crucial moment: does Twitter care more than News Corp about fact-checking?

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'Gutting': News Corp Australia's newspaper print closures will leave 'thousands of stories' untold

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Why Facebook’s fake news measures won’t stamp out imposter publishers

Facebook's announcement that it was taking steps to crack down on hoaxes and fake news on the platform drew attention to a specific type of fake news ads -- those that masquerade as legitimate news sites. Publishers have long been the victim of such schemes, but they have few options to squash... Continue reading at Digiday

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Google, Facebook Say They Won't Serve Ads to Fake News Sites

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How fake news goes viral, and why it will happen less

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Truth Itself Becomes Suspicious: On Rob Brotherton’s “Bad News: Why We Fall for Fake News”

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Viral Story of Edmund Kemper’s Audiobook Narration Tells Bigger Story

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Forget fake news: How in-feed native ads can spread positive news

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[ Digiday | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook to End News Feed Experiment in 6 Countries That Magnified Fake News

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News Media Alliance targets Facebook and Google in fight against fake news

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[ The Guardian | 2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forget 'fake news': Adam Curtis' film says we live in a 'fake world' designed by bankers and politicians

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft is teaming up with Semafor on AI-assisted news stories

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Former News Corp and Daily Mail editor Luke McIlveen appointed executive editor of Nine newspapers

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The Top 10 Book Business News Stories of 2023

The book business in 2023 in a nutshell: Amazon got hit with a federal antitrust lawsuit, Scholastic got mired in a censorship controversy, Simon & Schuster finally found a buyer, AI fever gripped the book business, and publishers stepped up to book bans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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RMIT’s fact check reinstated by Facebook two months after suspension over News Corp voice complaints

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[ The Guardian | 2023-11-08 02:03:36 UTC ]
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News Corp gasses up ‘green’ fossil fuels in a series on future energy – but does it pass the sniff test? | Temperature Check

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[ The Guardian | 2023-09-13 22:00:11 UTC ]
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