A group of researchers examine the communication barriers impacting social science professionals’ credibility and how people make sense of their expertise.
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Voluntary carbon markets have been dogged by controversy, lack of credibility and growing concerns about greenwashing.
Responsible journalists verify and fact-check information. That can create a lag, leading the audience to believe they’re not just slow but wrong.
Creators who conceal financial support while weighing in on matters of interest to their funders are falsely presenting themselves as independent voices.
The Reserve Bank’s surprise decision to hold rates in July shocked the market. But a new survey finds its credibility has actually improved.
Lying liars and closed eyes − both played roles in the most recent chapter of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York City.
Stakeholders, whether they be policymakers, political parties, civil society or the media, must proactively pursue electoral integrity.
Observers regularly face dangers owing to political instability, insecurity, violence and other crises in some countries.
Men were significantly less likely to express confidence in the Federal Reserve and optimism about the economy when monetary policy information came from a woman versus a man.
To communicate scientific findings that are relevant to the public, science communicators need to understand how to overcome attitudes that are anti-science.
Today’s journalism students are less likely to find full-time jobs as professional journalists. The craft has become ‘post-industrial’, entrepreneurial and atypical.
People often try to seem confident and certain in their message so it will be trusted and acted upon. But when information is in flux, research suggests you should be open about what you don’t know.
A tweet led a scholar to consider how misinformation is changing the ways we evaluate information and trust others.
News organizations are in low repute. To enhance their credibility, they’ve encouraged interaction between their journalists and audience members. Is that the best way to build the public’s trust?
Controversial judicial appointments and divisive court rulings are not the norm everywhere. Here’s what the US could learn from Europe about ensuring ideological balance on the Supreme Court.
Today’s media consumers are being bombarded with bias and sensationalism – and could use a dose of Mad’s media literacy.
South African investigative journalists and civil society played a crucial role in bringing a country in the clutches of patronage networks back from the brink.
Pravin Gordhan’s Budget was indicative of gaping cracks between a finance minister and a president with widely differing world views and politics.
Top contributors
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Lecturer in Economics, University of the Witwatersrand
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Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
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Enseignante - chercheuse, ISTEC
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Professeur Stratégie & Management de l'Innovation, TBS Education; European Academy of Management (EURAM)
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Full Professor of Marketing, iaelyon School of Management – Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
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Professeur Stratégie, Entrepreneuriat & Innovation, TBS Education
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Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
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Professor of Law and Director, Health Law Program, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
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Professor of Psychology, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences, Brown University
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President, Dickinson College
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Senior Fellow in Education and Human Development, George Washington University
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Doctoral Researcher in Politics, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University