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Filloux: A credibility scorecard Liberal democracies are being tested around the world by the rapid diffusion of misleading or false information designed to influence voters. It has happened in France, Catalonia, the U.K., and, of course, the U.S. Many have proposed–for example, the World Economic Forum–that two of the most powerful vehicles for spreading information, […]
Read More »Amid all the debate about what is true and what is f— news, I am reminded of a remarkable journalistic moment that showed how hard it is to know when someone is kidding or serious. And how you can be sincere but spread false information. Dowd (Fred R. Conrad photo, New York Times) It was […]
Read More »Digital advertising is broken for many publications. Back in the days when my job was persuading advertisers to spend money with our business publication, I would talk about the importance of a client’s ad appearing next to credible, high-quality content. Editorial environment matters, was the argument. Google, Facebook, and Yahoo pretty much destroyed that business […]
Read More »Crap Detector Part II: Mr. Daisey’s Apple Factory A digital news organization has to differentiate itself from the mass of online competitors vying for people’s attention. The best way is to be credible, reliable and trustworthy. Credibility is the most valuable asset of a news organization. It attracts a community whose members can collectively support […]
Read More »Crap detector Part I: Credibility as business model A few weeks ago I listened to a podcast of “This American Life” called “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory,” which was the story of a technology geek who goes to China to see where his iPhone was made. In the course of the story, the narrator, […]
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