As South Africa marks Media Freedom Day, it’s clear that its battle isn’t over. Attacks on journalists continue –through physical intimidation and there’s also the threat of new laws.
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Micro-targeted online advertising has destroyed how Americans share experiences and a common knowledge base. The fix for this societal and political problem is as simple now as it was in 1840.
The relationship between corporations, machines and humans defines modern life in ways that Ridley Scott – even in his wildest dreams – couldn’t have imagined.
In politics, alternative facts exist. And they always have.
Intuition is just one of many factors that shape what you believe.
As hurricanes terrorise large parts of the world, many are trying to make mileage out of their destruction.
How, why and when do people lie – and what happens as a result?
While specific stories from RT don’t reach many people, they change the mainstream media’s behaviour.
Fake news has intruded on every aspect of life. Audiences need to counter its appeal, as the media alone is incapable of debunking false information.
Thoreau spent his life pursuing the ‘hard bottom’ of truth. But he confronted a sensationalist newspaper industry that, in many ways, mimicked today’s media environment.
Pamphlets, songs and posters were the 17th-century equivalent of social media and just as effective at spreading falsehoods.
News consumers don’t often believe fake news. But it’s nonetheless critical that they learn to gauge the legitimacy of news sources and become aware of their own biases.
With the rise of fake news and its threat to the public good, the time has come to regulate journalists as we do doctors, dentists and lawyers.
Licensing journalists would be difficult to do, and the rules would be tough to enforce – and wouldn’t prevent anyone with a smart phone from disseminating false information online.
Documentaries are vital vehicles for explaining the world.
Reports of facts’ death have been greatly exaggerated. Effective communication jettisons the false dilemma in favor of a more holistic view of how people take in new information on contentious topics.
We must have open conversations with kids so they’re able to identify reliable news online.
Students in high school now will be eligible to vote during the 2020 election cycle. How can we prepare them to become informed citizens in an era of misinformation, where anyone can publish anything?
There are four key things Donald Trump’s election tells us about the state of journalism today.
Public interest journalism exposes corruption and wrongdoers, and holds the powerful to account. But it is increasingly under threat, and we need to find ways to protect it.
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Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJII, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Digital Media, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University
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Associate Professor, News, Social Media, and Public Communication, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Policy Impact, University of Leeds
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Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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Associate professor in the Faculty of Business, Government, and Law, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand