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Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us – Robert Reich – The Guardian
Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us By Robert Reich Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My…
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How to Teach Information Literacy in an Era of Lies – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Whatever your discipline, you should also be teaching students how to understand, assess, evaluate, and apply information. Source: How to Teach Information Literacy in an Era of Lies – The Chronicle of Higher Education
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In the ‘Fake News’ Era, Americans Increasingly Value Libraries – CityLab
Millennials, more than any other generation, are likely to visit and trust their local lending institutions. Source: In the ‘Fake News’ Era, Americans Increasingly Value Libraries – CityLab
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Doctors have decades of experience fighting “fake news.” Here’s how they win. – Vox
Some lessons from the health community’s long battle with misinformation. Source: Doctors have decades of experience fighting “fake news.” Here’s how they win. – Vox
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Don’t get fooled again by bogus links, bots and pure bunk. Here’s how. – The Washington Post
“With the proliferation of hoaxes, conspiracy theories, doctored photos and lies that look like news, it’s inevitable: We’re all chumps sometimes.For those who are tired of it, along comes the first International Fact-Checking Day — which arrived, appropriately, on Sunday, just after April Fools’ Day.Think of it as a global counterpunch on behalf of truth.”…
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Checking Facts – MEJO 153: Writing and Reporting – LibGuides at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Journalism School, UNC, Librarian.. on Fact Checking.. really good resource! Source: Checking Facts – MEJO 153: Writing and Reporting – LibGuides at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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COMMENTARY: During Sunshine week, let’s shine some light on journalistic ethics | Las Vegas Review-Journal
#journalism #ethics #journalists #realnews There is no single, all-knowing source for news. Reporters are trained to seek opposing sides of a story to provide context and balance, but they sometimes fall into habits of turning to familiar sources. They can fall into their own echo chambers. Source: COMMENTARY: During Sunshine week, let’s shine some light…
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The fight against fake news is putting librarians on the front line – and they say they’re ready – CSMonitor.com
As fake news and complex immigration orders have inundated the public sphere, libraries are opening their doors and fact-checking skills to people of all backgrounds seeking information. Source: The fight against fake news is putting librarians on the front line – and they say they’re ready – CSMonitor.com
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The Challenge Facing Libraries in an Era of Fake News | National News | US News
See also these new guidelines, from last year, first revision for these in 15 years… http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework .. pass along to those who are having trouble with facts vs. fiction in a post-truth era.. literacy is at the core of Democracy, capital D… In today’s environment, how might academic librarians rethink their roles? Source: The Challenge…
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Indiana University tech tool ‘Hoaxy’ shows how fake news spreads – CSMonitor.com
You can see Hoaxy here or direct at http://hoaxy.iuni.iu.edu/ Try a search on “Obama” and pick recent to see some “fake news” listings.. my check just now showed no one was fact-checking a reported post on Obama increasing the national debt… just one example… A free tool known as ‘Hoaxy,’ developed by Indiana University’s Center…
