10 points to CNN's Oliver Darcy for working both "when asked about" and "this reporter" into a news story that…
In its efforts to combat the spread of false news online (whether by malicious people who knew it was propaganda,…
This is a welcome step, but we cannot trust big corporations to solve the fake news problem for us. (Slow…
Putting speaker notes on an iPad is always more fun when using a typeface that invokes TNG Okudagrams.
The way we teach it at Seton Hill, as a process that leads to a researched term paper, I think…
You Are the Media You Eat
Don't use that "18 school shootings since Jan 1" meme. It's misleading. I've lost track of how many times this…
Today is the feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists. We are sharing a famous prayer that #PopeFrancis has…
Pope Francis recently addressed Italian journalists: Your voice, free and responsible, is fundamental for the growth of any society that…
If you were this person's attorney, you'd probably want this social media blurb phrased a little differently. The headline attached…
This looks like a deliberate attempt to plant a "fake news" story, presumably in order to discredit the Washington Post…
Fake news works on our emotions, usually by stoking our fears or confirming our biases. Real news relies on verifiable…
“In the past, people fabricated content. There were ‘midnight flyers,’ which were pieces of propaganda usually sent out by candidates…
A good example of the power of satire. Trump used Tuesday night's rally to denounce the "fake news" media for…
Donald Trump has a lot to say about "fake news" -- ahe hurls at almost any journalism that…
In a new research paper that Poynter says will be published tomorrow by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Hunt Allcott…
Update, June 2020: See Vanessa Otero Ad Fontes Media Updated Media Bias Chart --6.0 Vanessa Otero created an impressive chart…
The proliferation of fake and hyperpartisan news that has flooded into Americans’ laptops and living rooms has prompted a national…
Trump never told People magazine that Republicans are dumb, Sarah Palin never said “I can see Russia from my house,”…