Thursday, June 9, 2016
Journalism researcher: To correct misinformation, essential to monitor and respond immediately (Michael Simkovic)
Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon: 13: The Misinformation Age
https://overcast.fm/+Feqoo83GI
Professor Brian Southwell explains why people tend to believe false information and discusses strategies for correcting the public perception of misinformation. Southwell is a professor of Mass Communication at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
https://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2016/06/journalism-researchers-explain-the-need-to-monitor-and-respond-immediately-to-correct-misinformation.html