The fact is . . .
In the absence of additional information, people tend to base their beliefs on the apparent familiarity of a statement, under the assumption that if they’ve heard it before, it’s probably true.
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Bonus, Trust #12 (Confianza): 8 posts translated into Spanish
El concepto de enfocarte en construir confianza debería guiar tu trabajo en medios — atraerá apoyo financiero.
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Confianza #3: Esta startup desmiente los grandes bulos y la desinformación sobre las elecciones
La escasez de noticias fiables creó una oportunidad de negocio para NewsGuard Estás leyendo el boletín Your News Biz. Mi objetivo es ayudar a los emprendedores de medios digitales a encontrar modelos de negocio viables. Este post fue publicado originalmente en inglés el 12 de septiembre 2024. Soy suscriptor gratuito de dos boletines de NewsGuard, […]
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In science journalism, what’s a fact?
Rigorous methods help distinguish pseudoscience from trustworthy information Both scientists and journalists sometimes have the uncomfortable experience of seeing their research and conclusions challenged by startling new information. If you are a true scientist or journalist, you view the new information with an open mind. And then you test it. You attempt to prove it […]
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What’s new in local, AI, and junk news
How recent articles have affected my thinking about the future of journalism One of my favorite recent articles was a newsletter post by Dick Tofel, former general manager of the investigative news site ProPublica. He asked the question, Time for local newspapers to go all-local? In other words, should local newspapers stop filling their web […]
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Sustainable journalism: view from Latin America
At ISOJ, stories of collaboration on viability, fact-checking, free expression The International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ) has been a showcase of media innovation since its launch in 1999 by Rosental Alves, director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas, Austin. I’ve attended and spoken at several of […]
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Reasons for optimism #7: The movement for trustworthy information
Fact checkers globally offer alternatives to the flood of lies and misinformation Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence that we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. Much of what I read […]
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