A Field Guide to 'Fake News' and Other Information Disorders was co-produced by Harvard's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and the Public Data Lab.
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The Center for Media and Democracy is a nationally-recognized watchdog that leads in-depth, award-winning investigations into the corruption that undermines our democracy, environment, and economic prosperity.
FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. We work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. As an anti-censorship organization, we expose neglected news stories and defend working journalists when they are muzzled.
Launched in May 2004, Media Matters for America put in place, for the first time, the means to systematically monitor a cross section of print, broadcast, cable, radio, and Internet media outlets for misinformation.
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Finding Reliable Information Online by Leslie F. Stebbins
ISBN: 9781442253926
Publication Date: 2015-09-17
We live in an information-saturated environment and spend far too much time searching, surfing, skimming, contributing, and organizing the information in our lives. This book aims to help streamline the process.
The Truth Matters by Bruce Bartlett
ISBN: 9780399581168
Publication Date: 2017-10-24
The News: a User's Manual by Alain de Botton
ISBN: 9780307476838
Publication Date: 2014-12-02
The News: A User's Manual is an insightful analysis of the impact of the incessant news machine on us and our culture.
Everydata by John H. Johnson; Mike Gluck
ISBN: 9781629561011
Publication Date: 2016-05-05
While everyone is talking about "big data," the truth is that understanding the "little data"--the stats that underlie newspaper headlines, stock reports, weather forecasts, and so on--is what helps you make smarter decisions at work, at home, and in every aspect of your life.