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Articles tagged repubs (12)

Jennifer Gerson, The 19thMay 4, 2023

The voices of NPR: How four women of color see their roles as hosts

Leila Fadel, Michel Martin, Ayesha Rascoe, and Juana Summers have taken over host chairs at NPR’s flagship news programs.

Stephan Lewandowsky and Jana LasserSeptember 22, 2022

U.S. politicians tweet much more misinformation than those in the U.K. and Germany

“We also found systematic differences between the parties in the U.S., where Republican politicians were found to share untrustworthy websites more than nine times as often as Democratic politicians.”

Elizabeth SvobodaSeptember 1, 2022

Vaccinating people against fake news

Researchers are trying to boost people’s immunity to fake news using online games and other strategies. Can these efforts protect the wider population against disinformation?

Bethan John and Keenan ChenJanuary 7, 2021

Bad actors are returning to old-school methods of sowing chaos

As the social media platforms become more active in tackling false claims around politics and health, disinformation agents are searching for “new” ways to spread their messages.

Tom BuchananJanuary 5, 2021

How to reduce the spread of fake news — by doing nothing

By arguing with a message, you are spreading it further. This matters, because if more people see it, or see it more often, it will have an even greater effect.

Diara J. Townes and Claire WardleDecember 8, 2020

In 2021, it’s time to refocus on health and science misinformation

As the election recedes, medical and climate misinformation move to the forefront.

Michael J. SocolowDecember 7, 2020

Substack isn’t a new model for journalism — it’s a very old one

If Substack’s pricing precludes widespread distribution of its news and commentary, its value as a public service won’t be fully realized.

Tommy ShaneDecember 1, 2020

Searching for the misinformation “twilight zone”

The ocean’s twilight zone is, first and foremost, a reminder that our understanding of misinformation online is severely lacking because of limited data.

Jane C. HuNovember 30, 2020

“Whoa!” “I’m crying!” “Worrisome!” “Buckle up!” The swift, complicated rise of Eric Feigl-Ding and his Covid tweet threads

The scientist has gained popularity as Covid’s excitable play-by-play announcer. But some experts want to pull his plug.

Robert Hinck, Robert Utterback and Skye CooleyOctober 22, 2020

Russian, Chinese, and Iranian media are turning on Trump, an analysis of foreign news outlets suggests

Two key moments from the 2020 campaign — the first debate and Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis — are particularly illustrative.

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