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Under Pressure, Facebook Unveils New Rules for Political Ads in Singapore

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FaceBook has established stricter regulations for political advertisements in Singapore in order to combat one of the most widespread epidemics of the 21st century: the spread of misinformation.

Posted on October 16, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Q: Does ‘lateral reading’ work with on-air and printed news reports?

Yes, that’s how we survived before the web. But there’s more to say about it than just that.

Posted on October 16, 2019October 21, 2019 News LiteracyQ & A

Q: How specifically can a source on background be identified?

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Specifically enough to show the source has credibility without being so specific that the source is inadvertently identified.

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 News LiteracyQ & A

Q: What if a source wants to take back what they said?

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Much like on the schoolyard, there are no “take-backs.”

Posted on October 14, 2019 News LiteracyQ & A

Q: What happens when a source says they’ve been misquoted?

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Take a breath and follow such accusations over time. They usually turn out to be false.

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 News LiteracyQ & A

Q: Aren’t partial quotations taken out of context and therefore unreliable?

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Not if it’s done right. Selecting only a phrase or even a single word from what a source said to use in a verbatim quote doesn’t mean the reporter is fundamentally misrepresenting what the source said.

Posted on October 10, 2019 News LiteracyQ & A

Q: Can a reporter force a source to go “on the record?”

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The short answer is no, but it’s more complicated than that.

Posted on October 9, 2019March 6, 2023 News LiteracyQ & A

Deepfakes: Democracy’s Latest Threat

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Seeing is no longer believing as deepfakes swarm the internet.

Posted on October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 News and AnalysisStudent Work

Q: If entertainment isn’t journalism, how does “entertainment journalism” work?

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It works like any other kind of journalism, adhering to rules of verification, independence and accountability. And sometimes the scoops are world-changing.

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 News LiteracyQ & A

Q: Should journalists publish a story before they have all the facts?

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Yes, but not always. Stories change, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t report what we know at any given time. Other times, it’s better to wait.

Posted on October 4, 2019March 18, 2022 Q & A

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