“A strong, proactive public editor can be part of this current reckoning in journalism that is looking increasingly like a required revolution in journalism culture.”
Journalists have transferred some of their own power over the presentation of current events to Twitter by normalizing the ways tweets are presented in news stories.
“Our analysis shows men’s sports are the appetizer, the main course and the dessert, and if there’s any mention of women’s sports it comes across as begrudging ‘eat your vegetables’ without the kind of bells and whistles and excitement with which they describe men’s sports and athletes.”
Americans who share fake news on social media might not lack media literacy skills. Chances are they don’t stop to check accuracy, a new study suggests.
Ordway, Denise-Marie. "Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggests." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 Mar. 2021. Web. 10 Apr. 2024.
APA
Ordway, D. (2021, Mar. 23). Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggests. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 10, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/03/why-do-americans-share-so-much-fake-news-one-big-reason-is-they-arent-paying-attention-new-research-suggests/
Chicago
Ordway, Denise-Marie. "Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggests." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 23, 2021. Accessed April 10, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/03/why-do-americans-share-so-much-fake-news-one-big-reason-is-they-arent-paying-attention-new-research-suggests/.
Wikipedia
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| title = Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggests
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| date = 23 March 2021
| accessdate = 10 April 2024
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