# Literature review

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"](https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/2021/disinformation). 

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### **Essential reading list**

* [Disinformation Primer (Feb 2021)](https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00XFKF.pdf) USAID
* [Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation While Respecting Freedom of Expression (Sept. 2020)](https://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/working-groups/FoE_Disinfo_Report.pdf) Broadband Commission (see especially the section “Typology of Disinformation Responses”)
* [Claire Wardle on disinformation and today’s journalistic conventions (June 2020)](https://medium.com/berkman-klein-center/the-breakdown-claire-wardle-on-disinformation-and-todays-journalistic-conventions-51ce5a41fe7d) Berkman Klein Center - The Breakdown
* [Journalism, 'Fake News' and Disinformation: A Handbook for Journalism Education and Training (2018)](https://en.unesco.org/fightfakenews/modules) UNESCO - CHERILYN IRETON & JULIE POSETTI
* [Information Disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policymaking (2017)](https://edoc.coe.int/en/media/7495-information-disorder-toward-an-interdisciplinary-framework-for-research-and-policy-making.html) - Council of Europe - CLAIRE WARDLE & HOSSEIN DERAKHSHAN

### [Academic studies on disinformation](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/academic-studies-papers/disinformation)

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[media-literacy-fact-checking](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/academic-studies-papers/disinformation/media-literacy-fact-checking)
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[journalism-support](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/academic-studies-papers/disinformation/journalism-support)
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[regulation-legislation-platforms](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/academic-studies-papers/regulation-legislation-platforms)
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### [Research & reports on disinformation](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/research-reports/disinformation)

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[journalism-support](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/research-reports/disinformation/journalism-support)
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[media-literacy-fact-checking](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/research-reports/disinformation/media-literacy-fact-checking)
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[regulation-legislation-platforms](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/academic-studies-papers/regulation-legislation-platforms)
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[media-literacy-fact-checking](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/articles/disinformation/media-literacy-fact-checking)
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### [Policy briefs, working papers & primers on disinformation](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/policy-briefs/disinformation)

### [Case studies of projects addressing disinformation](https://app.gitbook.com/@gfmd/s/impact/resources/case-studies/disinformation)

### [Articles on disinformation](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/articles/disinformation)

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[journalism-support](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/articles/disinformation/journalism-support)
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