Literature review

Literature review of resources related to how media development and wider policy initiatives can address mis/disinformation.

This literature review of resources related to how media development and wider policy initiatives can address mis/disinformation was prepared for the June 17th GFMD IMPACT meeting on "Journalism support and media development in the context of mis/disinformation".

Disinformation - Media support (June '21)

Essential reading list

• Disinformation Primer (Feb 2021) USAID

• Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation While Respecting Freedom of Expression (Sept. 2020) Broadband Commission (see especially the section “Typology of Disinformation Responses”)

• Claire Wardle on disinformation and today’s journalistic conventions (June 2020) Berkman Klein Center - The Breakdown

• Journalism, 'Fake News' and Disinformation: A Handbook for Journalism Education and Training (2018) UNESCO - CHERILYN IRETON & JULIE POSETTI

• Information Disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policymaking (2017) - Council of Europe - CLAIRE WARDLE & HOSSEIN DERAKHSHAN

Academic studies on disinformation

Media & information literacy and fact-checkingSupport to journalismAI, regulation, legislation & design of platforms

Research & reports on disinformation

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Policy briefs, working papers & primers on disinformation

Case studies of projects addressing disinformation

Articles on disinformation

Support to journalism

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