Predators of press freedom use fake news as a censorship tool
Predators of press freedom have seized on the notion of “fake news” to muzzle the media on the pretext of fighting false information. Nonetheless, many of them have taken recent statements by President Donald...
The Guardian’s sales chief: The digital ad system rewards fake news
“Fake news is being used as a key weapon to fight truth. And the digital advertising paradigm is helping to fund it, in fact I’d go as far as to say that it rewards...
Fake News, Propaganda, and Influence Operations – A Guide to Journalism in a New,...
The media of the world may be facing a crisis more serious than a media economy in free fall, a crisis involving the foundations itself: Trust. Not the trust in the single newspiece or...
7 Tips for for Fighting Fake News
Fake news is a scourge spread with lightning speed thanks to social media. In this guest article, Ethical Journalism Network Director Aidan White explains how journalists – and others who use social media platforms...
Does neutrality mean indifference?
What does neutral journalism mean when the issues at stake are fundamental ones of democracy or humanity? Thomas Kent, formerly standards editor of The Associated Press, is now president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty....
‘Fake news’: the best thing that’s happened to journalism
Fake News has upset a lot of people and caused real damage but it’s been good news for journalism analysts like me. I’ve never had more interest in a media issue than this. I’ve...
3 steps news organisations can take to fight misinformation
There's no easy solution to this transnational problem, but what can publishers do to try and combat it?
SOURCE: Journalism.co.uk
A personal view: Fight “fake news” with ethical news
When the source lies, facts are the best counter argument.
SOURCE: Global Editors Network