In times of mortal strife, humans crave information more than ever, and it’s journalists’ responsibility to deliver it. But what if that information is inaccurate, or could even kill people? Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a bad idea for journalists to censor Trump: instead, they can help the public identify what’s true or false – David Cuillier
28 03 2020Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: David Cuillier, The Conversation
Categories : Journalism, Media
The battle against disinformation is global – Scott Shackelford
21 03 2020
Disinformation-spewing online bots and trolls from halfway around the world are continuing to shape local and national debates by spreading lies online on a massive scale. In 2019, Russia used Facebook to intervene in the internal politics of eight African nations. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Disinformation, Scott Shackelford, The Conversation
Categories : Journalism, Media, Social Media
Coronavirus is a huge story, so journalists must apply the highest ethical standards in how they tell it – Denis Muller
13 03 2020
From an ethical perspective, covering the coronavirus story is really hard to do well. The reason for this lies in an inherent conflict between two ethical obligations: the obligation to truth-telling and the obligation not to add unjustifiably to public anxiety. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Coronavirus, Denis Muller, The Conversation
Categories : Journalism
News: The Sun is accused of “blackmailing” Philip Schofield over his sexuality
11 03 2020
On 7 February 2020 TV presenter Phlip Schofield announced, on ITV’s This Morning that he is gay. Although Mr Schofield insisted that this was his own decision, the journalism website, Byline Investigates, has alleged that he was forced to come out as gay in order to “manage” a threatened Sun story about his private life. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Byline Investigates, Sun
Categories : Journalism, Privacy
Australian law says the media can’t spin lies: ‘entertainment magazines’ aren’t an exception – Andrew Dodd
25 02 2020
In a recent ruling the Australian Press Council has given a signal to gossip magazines it is OK to make up and publish rubbish about people, so long as the stories aren’t “blatantly incorrect”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Andrew Dodd, The Conversation
Categories : Australia, Journalism, Media Regulation
Caroline Flack’s death is yet another reason to be angry at the way the media treats women – Beth Johnson
21 02 2020
In October 2019, a few days after World Mental Health Day, Caroline Flack, renowned television presenter and, until recently, host of ITV’s flagship show Love Island, took to Instagram to write about the pressure she felt under: Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Beth Johnson, Caroline Flack, The Conversation
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Caroline Flack: The Dark Side of the Sun – Brian Cathcart
17 02 2020
In tabloid newsrooms today there were three priorities – one, look sad about Caroline Flack, two, shift the blame for her death elsewhere, and three, find another victim. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brian Cathcart, Byline Investigates, Caroline Flack, The Sun
Categories : Journalism, Media Regulation
The Cairncross Review: It was a con – Brian Cathcart
28 01 2020
Why has the government binned the key recommendation of its own report on the future of journalism? Because it was only ever meant as a distraction. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brian Cathcart, Cairncross Review, Media Regulation
Categories : Journalism, Media
Telegraph’s new tactic: will offering a Fitbit be enough to attract new readers? – Mary Williams
25 01 2020
The news that UK printed newspapers are continuing to lose circulation comes as no surprise, extending – as it does – a trend that has been gathering pace for two decades after digital media began to cannibalise print sales. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Daily Telegraph, Mary Williams, The Conversation
Categories : Journalism, Media
Disinformation, data verification and social media – Ben Wagner and Lubos Kuklis
16 01 2020
What you don’t know can’t hurt you: this seems to be the current approach for responding to disinformation by public regulators across the world. Nobody is able to say with any degree of certainty what is actually going on. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Ben Wagner, Fake News, Lubos Kuklis
Categories : EU, Journalism, Social Media
