Scrapping the Broadcasting Standards Authority raises big questions about industry self-regulation and media accountability in the digital age.
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April Fools pranks are a centuries old tradition, and the media used to love taking part. But it’s hard to do so in a post-truth world.
How did we go from an era of high trust in 20th-century media to such low levels of trust today?
Major social media platforms have decided to leave the job of fact checking to their platforms’ users. Research suggests they may not be up to the challenge.
Legacy newsrooms have lost their audiences. Could a radical transformation in how they practice journalism make the industry relevant again?
Trust in media is low, and more Americans are avoiding traditional sources of news. Instead, they are turning to social media influencers and trusted messengers in their own community.
New Zealand’s news avoidance rates are higher than in any other surveyed country. Mood, political orientation and perceptions of sensationalism or bias all play a role.
The Public Interest Journalism Fund became a lightning rod for disinformation well before Winston Peters likened it to ‘bribery’. Policy making has already been compromised as a result.
A new study of digital news consumption shows Canadians are avoiding the news more and trusting it less —especially in English Canada.
Journalism has been fodder for politicians’ contempt for generations. A huge percentage of the public doesn’t trust the news media either. That mistrust isn’t a bad thing in a democracy.
By linking different issues together, organisations show the importance of approaching information disorder as a complex problem requiring various responses.
Tighter controls are not the answer; the opportunity should be used to think differently about trust and journalism. It is critical to enable audiences to distinguish reliable, verified information.
Public relations and journalism have always existed in an uneasy balance. Social media and low revenues are shifting that balance in favour of PR, creating a lack of trust in the news.
To rebuild lost trust in the media will require more commitment and effort than just papering over ethical cracks.
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