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    Shan WangApril 13, 2017
    News and media literacy the way it’s always been taught may not be the right response to fake news woes
    “Should we still think of news as a separate space, as a specific type of information?”
    Shan WangApril 13, 2017
    Edukacja medialna, której wytycznymi posługiwaliśmy sie do tej pory, może nie być właściwą odpowiedzią na zagrożenia „fake news”
    “Czy powinniśmy traktować media jako osobną przestrzeń, czy raczej pewien rodzaj informacji?”
    John WihbeyJuly 29, 2014
    What’s New in Digital and Social Media Research: What makes commenters less civil, and the rise of digital longform
    When journalists factcheck politicians (or don’t), how to flag bad behavior on social media, and getting past slactivism: all that and more in this month’s roundup of the academic literature.
    “Why We Engage: How Theories of Human Behavior Contribute to Our Understanding of Civic Engagement in a Digital Era”
    Linda KinstlerJuly 15, 2013
    The alpha of CivOmega: A hack-day tool to parse civic data and tell you more about Beyoncé’s travels
    A modular prototype aims to become a “Wolfram Alpha for government” by allowing developers to plug in their own APIs.
    Adrienne LaFranceNovember 1, 2012
    Upworthy has a recipe for chocolate-covered news broccoli that actually tastes delicious
    “If news organizations are about keeping you up to date, Upworthy is more about reminding you what matters.”
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    Andrew PhelpsSeptember 15, 2011
    Community PlanIt turns civic engagement into a game — and the prize is better discourse
    The project aims to use game dynamics to encourage more and better user input about how best to evaluate schools in Boston.
    Baratunde Thurston, Director of Digital, The Onion
    Questions for Baratunde Thurston: What The Onion can teach real news organizations about social media
    A mix of experimentation and structure has helped The Onion build real civic engagement. Andrew Phelps
    December 21, 2010
    Jennifer 8. Lee on raw data, APIs, and the growth of “Little Brother”
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