Kaitlan Collins—Countering Misinformation: Journalism’s Challenge for Next ‘Several Decades’
Preparation, ‘Active Listening’ Key to Good Reporting
Kaitlan Collins, host of CNN’s The Source: ‘You’re never going to stop growing as a reporter.’
Meagan Wolfe Speaks to Statehouse Reporters Days After Attempted Ouster
Georgia’s Gabriel Sterling Says False 2020 Election Claims Still Swamp State Officials
Wisconsin Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe and Georgia elections official Gabriel Sterling still swamped with 2020 false fraud claims.
Generative AI Will Change the Legal Profession
Artificial Intelligence Can First Remove Drudge Work. Then …
AI experts expect the legal profession will be revolutionized, like others, and become much more efficient. Here’s how.
Stopping Misinformation In its Tracks
How to Detect Dodgy Sources
Alex Mahadevan of Poynter’s MediaWise project studies misinformation, how to detect it and how to combat it. Be careful--even he’s been fooled.
Journalists Called to Regain Trust
Language and Community Engagement Matter for Reporters to Reach the Middle
In the current political environment, it can be difficult to agree upon truth. Mónica Guzmán of Braver Angels says to build trust first and find the truth second.
Democracy at Risk or Politics as Usual?
7 Tactics Authoritarians Use and What Journalists Can Do
Protect Democracy’s “Authoritarian Handbook” can help journalists distinguish between autocratic threats vs. hard-nosed politics.
Election Security Issues to Watch in 2022, 2024
What Keeps The Experts Up At Night?
Experts on misinformation, online harassment and election security share their concerns and hopes for election audits and public trust.
Fauci on Monkeypox: ‘We Have a Problem Here’
Dr. Anthony Fauci Says Not Enough Is Known About Monkeypox Or Long COVID
The U.S. doesn’t “have a handle” on monkeypox spread due to a lack of testing, Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a National Press Foundation exclusive briefing.
Fact Checks, Misinformation and Hashtag Laundering
What Journalists Need to Know to Combat Disinformation
Understanding “the sociopolitical and economic context that allow for misinformation, or disinformation or even propaganda to spread.”
Political Reporters Can Improve News Literacy on Social Media
Educate, But ‘Don’t Engage With Trolls’
How to help others and protect yourself online, from KUT Executive Editor Teresa Frontado.
Expanding Your Visual Range
How to Use Datawrapper to Deepen the Impact of Your Stories
A veteran data journalist explains how online graphics tools can help any reporter add visualizations to coverage.
Connection as an Antidote to Disinformation
Journalists’ understanding of audience, influencers will help spread truth
Bad actors use censorship, ransomware, disinformation and evolving technology and social media norms. But journalists, too, have opportunities.
Delinking Crime and Immigration
Immigrants in the US are Less Prone to Commit Crime – Despite Disinformation to the Contrary
A researcher who has spent much of her career exploring the connection – or lack thereof – between immigration and crime calls for coverage that reflects the facts.
The Truth About Fact Checking
Even in Polarized Times, Fact Checking Can Sway Opinion and Eliminate Misinformation
Glenn Kessler and Angie Drobnic Holan, two of the country’s top fact checkers, explain how they practice their craft – and two academics explain why it is effective.
Helping Journalists Battle Disinformation
How to Track the Spread of Misleading and Fake Information
Two experts on disinformation explain why fake stories about the COVID vaccine have taken hold in some communities – and how reporters can track them.
COVID-19 Misinformation: Digital Tools and Journalistic Quandaries
New Digital Tool Can Spot Fake COVID-19 Information
A public health nonprofit shows journalists how to use a digital tool that tracks known purveyors of disinformation. Experts discuss the best strategies for debunking.
Book Talk: Helping People Sort Fact From Fiction
“Truth Counts” Follows the Arc of Public Mistrust of Media
This book has tips for journalists on ways to build trust with readers/viewers, and guidelines for consumers to find credible sources of news.
