Take control and think critically about the information you consume.
- Reader/ Associate professor in Media Psychology, University of Salford
Journalists are better at covering the climate crisis but there’s still room for improvement.
Facebook users may be flagging news as fake just because they disagree with it.
The Canadian author made the mistake of questioning the #MeToo campaign and was savaged on social media.
It’s election time and all the political parties are locked in a social media battle. But does it help inform political debate or just cause even more confusion?
Beware dumbing down.
A shocking incident has raised concerns about the tone of political debate in the UK and especially the role of the internet.
In the decade since its founding, Twitter has built a disproportionately large influence over many aspects of society.
The new Labour leader wants to build on new support that swept him to power.
People with ‘fake’ identities can do harm but how widespread is so-called catfishing on social media?
We all have that Facebook contact (if not, in the old sense of the word, friend) who is subject to oversharing. Incessant updates about relationships, jobs, holidays; very public demonstrations of affection…
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