Three researchers argue the dangers of deepfakes are overblown, but they will still require journalists to give thought to how they handle unconfirmed information.
Politics isn’t the only place where countering misinformation is tricky business: “The best evidence suggests that a more effective way of dealing with misinformation is not spreading it in the first place. That means avoiding repeating various myths — even if you’re debunking them.”
Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-MoralesNovember 26, 2018
“French success resulted from a combination of structural factors, luck, as well as the effective anticipation and reaction of the Macron campaign staff, the government, and civil society, especially the mainstream media.”
Schmidt, Christine. "How France beat back information manipulation (and how other democracies might do the same)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 19 Sep. 2018. Web. 22 Jan. 2020.
APA
Schmidt, C. (2018, Sep. 19). How France beat back information manipulation (and how other democracies might do the same). Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 22, 2020, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/09/how-france-beat-back-information-manipulation-and-how-other-democracies-might-do-the-same/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "How France beat back information manipulation (and how other democracies might do the same)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 19, 2018. Accessed January 22, 2020. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/09/how-france-beat-back-information-manipulation-and-how-other-democracies-might-do-the-same/.
Wikipedia
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