Information on social media can be misleading because of biases in three places – the brain, society and algorithms. Scholars are developing ways to identify and display the effects of these biases.
Many people are turned away by abusive language on online news sites but new research reveals that only 15 per cent of comments are “nasty.”
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What’s behind Facebook’s decision to cut down on news content in people’s newsfeeds?
Media education opportunities should be more frequently available in schools to ensure young Australians meaningfully engage with news media.
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It’s election time and all the political parties are locked in a social media battle. But does it help inform political debate or just cause even more confusion?
Don’t panic: An international survey finds concerns about fake news are overblown.
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Concerns over filter bubbles and fake news are often based on anecdotal evidence. There is relatively little systematic research on the topic; a new survey finds widespread fears are unwarranted.
How the news media distorts the reality of alcohol – new findings.
Sharing election hashtags: Dots are Twitter accounts; lines show retweeting; larger dots are retweeted more. Red dots are likely bots; blue ones are likely humans.
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If people can be conned into jeopardizing our children’s lives, as they do when they opt out of immunizations, could they also be conned out of democracy?
At long last, Facebook looks on the verge of releasing an alternative to the ubiquitous ‘Like’ button. After years of users clamoring for one, here’s why the time might be right.
Jonah Peretti of Buzzfeed at the TechCrunch conference Disrupt NY 2013.
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The 2015 Reuters institute digital news report has just been published. It contains, according to Matthew Ingram in Fortune magazine, mostly bad news for traditional, mainstream media – confirming what…