Media & information literacy and fact-checking

Articles about the effectiveness of donor and foundation-supported media literacy and fact-checking programmes to address disinformation & information disorder.

Please note that this resource page focuses on the effectiveness of donor and foundation-supported programmes to support the sustainability and viability of journalism.

It does not attempt to summarise the wealth of material on the sustainability of journalism.

Should we spend less time fighting misinformation and more time “fighting for information”? (Jan. 12, 2022)

Nieman Lab - LAURA HAZARD OWEN

Should we spend less time fighting misinformation and more time “fighting for information”?Nieman Lab

"Journalists are quick to blame social media for spreading fake news but slow to examine their own role. They work within the web, a networked environment, but seem not to understand how that network works."

Mainstream media spreads fake news (November 5, 2021)

Iffy News - BARRETT GOLDING

Mainstream media spreads fake newsIffy.news

Western Balkans: Russia's Sputnik skews public opinion (September 29, 2021)

DK Akademie- THOMAS BREY

Russia's Sputnik battles for public opinion in Serbiadw.com

“Though Serbia has strong ties with Western Europe, most Serbs consider Russia to be their closest partner. That’s because of the narrative peddled by Kremlin-funded outlets like Sputnik, which dominate the airwaves.”

Does reading fake news actually change people’s behavior? This Covid-19 study says yes, a bit — but potentially an important bit (June 30, 2021)

Nieman Labs - CIARA GREENE

Does reading fake news actually change people’s behavior? This Covid-19 study says yes, a bit — but potentially an important bitNieman Lab

“Some participants even developed false memories about the fake stories they had read…’Remembering’ previously hearing a fake COVID-19 story seemed to make some people in our study more likely to act in a certain way.”

Strengthen Media Literacy to Win the Fight Against Misinformation (March 2021)

Stanford Social Innovation Review - KRISTIN M. LORD & KATYA VOGT

Strengthen Media Literacy to Win the Fight Against Misinformation (SSIR)ssir.org

“If the world is going to stop deliberate or unintentional misinformation and its insidious effects, we need to radically expand and accelerate our counterattacks, particularly human-centered solutions focused on improving people's media and information literacy.”

What Keeps Fact-Checking Organizations up at Night (March 2021)

Center for Media Data and Society

What Keeps Fact-Checking Organizations up at Night | CMDScmds.ceu.edu

This article summarises some of the findings from a CMDS report, which found that fact-checkers find reaching their audience, using social media effectively, gaining credibility, and achieving an impact the most important impact-related challenges in their work.

Critical Information Consumption is Vital to the Future of Democracy: A Paradigm Shift from Media Development to Creating Vibrant Information (2017)

CIMA - ALEKSANDER DARDELI (IREX)

Critical Information Consumption is Vital to the Future of Democracy: A Paradigm Shift from Media Development to Creating Vibrant InformationCenter for International Media Assistance

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