As the 2020 elections near and disinformation campaigns ramp up, an expert on media literacy offers advice you can use to develop habits to exert more conscious control over your news intake.
42% of media coverage of the 2016 election focused on the horserace.
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The circulation of misinformation makes understanding the world difficult. Here are three ways you can help children to think critically about the news they see, hear and read.
Whether due to Trump or unhappiness with the mainstream media, Americans say that they are avoiding the news more than before.
One clear way for news organisations to begin building trust with young people is to start including them in news stories in meaningful ways.
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Of all the news stories examined in a snapshot study, only 11% included the views or experiences of young people. And that inclusion was usually via adults.
Online discussion doesn’t always accurately reflect the real political landscape.
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Joseph Cabosky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Political campaigns and journalists often turn to social media to see how voters feel about an election. But the numbers they see there may not accurately reflect the electorate’s views.
The report found that Australian news consumers access news less often and have lower interest in it compared to citizens in many other countries.
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Media Files: Australians’ trust in news media is falling as concern over ‘fake news’ grows
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A recent survey found Australian news consumers are the 'lightest' news consumers out of 38 countries, use fewer sources to access news and are more likely to subscribe to Netflix than news.
Canadians have trust in their news media, but they’re unlikely to pay for online news.
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More than a third of Australians say they would prioritise a subscription for a video streaming service, such as Netflix, over a subscription for online news.
Negative announcements, such as high unemployment rates, rapidly rising prices, and increasing business failures can have an impact on mental well-being.
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Suicide rates increase in times of economic strife and uncertainty
An infusion of resources into local news outlets in Thunder Bay may help communities contend with recent reports of systemic racism against Indigenous communities.
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Thunder Bay has received national press for its historically inequitable relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Local journalism could help the city face those challenges.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau being interviewed after delivering a budget that promised financial aid for journalism.
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The newspaper industry has been asking the federal government for financial assistance for years. Now that Ottawa has revealed its plan, what purpose will it serve to sustain news organizations?
A new report concludes companies like Facebook – headed up by Mark Zuckerberg – should not be allowed to consider themselves ahead of and beyond the law.
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Are you annoyed at Facebook? You’re not alone – and momentum is growing across the world to use regulation and the law to rein in the behaviours of this and other digital platforms.
The poll comes as preselectors in Higgins on Sunday chose a woman,
Katie Allen, to replace retiring cabinet minister Kelly O'Dwyer as.
Liberal candidate.
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Published in Monday’s Australian, the poll is status quo in virtually all the measures. The Coalition primary vote remains on 37%; Labor is static on 39%.
Newsrooms in Africa, like their counterparts around the world, are embracing new media tools.
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