Has media literacy led us down the path to partisanship?
ALLAN BONNER: The advice to engage in “cross-checking” advocated by those who promote media literacy does not necessarily lead to media literacy
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Tag: Fake news
The Liberals are masters of misinformation and disinformation
PETER MENZIES: The Trudeau government has taken #fakenews, #alternativefacts, #misinformation, and #disinformation to a whole new, breathtaking level
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Disinformation, misinformation are the new energy battlegrounds
TERRY ETAM: What a difference a few short months make. Here’s what happens when disinformation campaigns run headlong into reality
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Lazy journalism becoming a mouthpiece for the State’s narrative
PETER STOCKLAND: There is a growing comfort in institutional journalism to follow rather than question (FREE)
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Truth, lies and the insidious rise of “misinformation”
JACK BUCKBY: Political debate has become sanctimonious lecturing, with one side refusing to accept even the possibility that they might be wrong (FREE)
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To protect democracy, we must protect local media
GERRY CHIDIAC: Our 21st-century reliance on tech giants to supply us with information has resulted in fake news, clickbait and polarized societies (PREMIUM)
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Just the facts? Don’t count on fact-checkers
LEE HARDING: A closer look at almost every fact-checking organization shows a great deal of politics and vested interests involved
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A KGB guide to subverting the press to your agenda
LEE HARDING: The methods of a former KGB operative remain applicable in the modern era, leading to disinformation and outright lies
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Fake news? Every era had its perpetrators
ALLAN BONNER: Early newspapers were often more interested in expressing the opinions of the owners than the facts (FREE)
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Racist cop shows, biased news fuel public fears of crime
TIMOTHY CAULFIELD: Portrayals of violent crime in pop culture and media are skewing people’s perception of how likely it is to happen to them, says U of A expert
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Could BBC subscription reform work at CBC?
JACK BUCKBY: Once a subscription model is implemented, BBC will only survive if it produces content people actually want to watch (FREE membership content)
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How far should we go to stop the social media chaos?
DOUG FIRBY: Maybe the problem isn’t the mischief-makers who are planting claims. Maybe it’s the social media themselves that are the problem
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