Los Angeles County recorded 524 hate crimes reported in 2019, the most since 2009. And although the annual number of hate crimes is far less than its recent peak of 1,031 in 2001, the figures have trended upward over the ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2020
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Today we release the findings from our new research into how young Australians consume and think about news media.
Social Sciences
Jul 06, 2020
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When fake news, misreporting and alternative facts are everywhere, reading the news can be a challenge. Not only is there plenty of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other scientific topics ...
Other
Mar 19, 2020
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As people increasingly social distance themselves to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, social media is an appealing way to stay in contact with friends, family and colleagues. But it can also be a source of misinformation ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2020
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One-third of Americans rely on news platforms they acknowledge are less reliable, mainly social media and peers. The other two-thirds of the public consider their primary news sources trustworthy, mainly print news and broadcast ...
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2019
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In an era of concern over "fake news," a new study finds that people draw a distinction between information sources that are dishonest and those that are biased.
Social Sciences
Jul 08, 2019
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Fake news is a threat to American democratic institutions and false information can have far-reaching effects. A new study provides a roadmap for dealing with fake news.
Social Sciences
May 08, 2019
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Would you like to rid the internet of false political news stories and misinformation? Then consider using—yes—crowdsourcing.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2019
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Social media has overtaken print newspapers as a news source for Americans, researchers said Monday, highlighting the growing importance of services such as Facebook and Twitter as well as the troubled state of legacy news ...
Internet
Dec 10, 2018
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Europe's largest tech event, the Web Summit, gets underway in Lisbon on Monday amid a backlash over internet firms' role in spreading "fake news" and how they use consumer data.
Internet
Nov 05, 2018
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