Al tools are now the second most common way young people proactively seek out news.
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Imagine a world where nobody clicks on misleading content online. Media literacy can get us there.
Setting up shop outside mainstream news organisations and using social media platforms allows for greater creative and financial control.
As content is clipped, reposted and reframed, audiences encounter fragments rather than the original message.
Fact-checking can take hours or days while fakes can be created in seconds. So, what do we do?
With most teens unlikely to tune into nightly TV news or to read newspapers, a new study shows the social media ban is all but cutting them off from the news.
The alcohol industry loves studies like this. Scientists are less impressed.
The fourth wall break is a 100-year-old screen staple – and film and TV creators can’t seem to get enough.
Evidence shows that older adults are just as, if not more, likely than younger generations to believe misinformation.
Misinformation is not just a content problem, but an emotional and structural one.
We are entering an era where seeing is no longer believing.
Many Australians are concerned about misinformation, and as a result some choose to disengage from the democratic process altogether.
Recent reports about medication use in pregnancy may sound distressing, but reducing complex science to alarming headlines does more harm than good.
The latest Digital News Report shows Australians are still avoiding traditional media, but are highly sceptical of social media players.
As the tide of AI ‘slop’ rises, it’s more important than ever to hone your reality-checking skills.
Fact-checking is seen as an effective strategy to combat misinformation and disinformation.
Don’t tune out. Do be strategic about where, how and when you get your information. A media literacy expert explains how to have good ‘news hygiene.’
Images clamour for our attention. Slow looking can help us thrive. Here’s what it is, and how to practise it.
The law makes many of the same mistakes as the government’s other recent attempts to reduce online harms.
Russia’s media often paint the west as hypocritical or imperialistic and Moscow as a defender of sovereignty. Chinese media emphasise Beijing’s role as a partner in Africa’s development.
Top contributors
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Professor in Digital Media, Western Sydney University
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Director, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Lecturer, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
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Postdoctoral Fellow, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
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Professor of Communication, Boise State University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University
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Lecturer in Journalism and Global Communication, University of Sheffield; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Journalism and Social Media, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Griffith University