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". 
Disinformation - Media support (June 2021)
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-checking
Support to journalism
AI, regulation, legislation & design of platforms
​Research & reports on disinformation​
Support to journalism
Media & information literacy and fact-checking
AI, regulation, legislation & design of platforms
Media & information literacy and fact-checking
​Policy briefs, working papers & primers on disinformation​
​Case studies of projects addressing disinformation​
​Articles on disinformation​
Support to journalism
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