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    Articles tagged Joe Biden (7)

    Joshua BentonNovember 16, 2020
    So what did the 2020 election really mean, anyway? Here’s a first draft of media history, from 100-plus scholars
    Including how research into sports fandom explains Trump supporters’ claims of voter fraud: “One’s degree of team identification is a major predictor for attributing a loss to external forces such as referees and opponents’ cheating, resulting in denial of the outcome.”
    Joshua BentonOctober 7, 2020
    Should news outlets stop making election forecasts based on polling data?
    There’s good evidence that some people find predictive models like FiveThirtyEight’s confusing, and an argument that they might keep people from voting. But 2016’s scars shouldn’t mean that voters have to be kept in the dark.
    Joshua BentonSeptember 9, 2020
    Should the government use Section 230 to force the tech giants into paying for the news?
    A new paper argues that the “26 words that created the internet” should remain in force — but only for companies that agree to certain new regulations and restrictions.
    Joshua BentonJuly 28, 2020
    This is how FiveThirtyEight is trying to build the right amount of uncertainty into its 2020 election data analysis
    Our analysis finds a 99 percent chance someone will still complain about it.
    Michael J. SocolowOctober 2, 2019
    Wriggling out of accountability: Misinformation, evasion, and the informational problem of live TV interviews
    The great interrogations of TV news history didn’t happen live. “There’s one option that could be considered by these programs: not inviting guests who will mislead audiences with provably inaccurate information.”
    Laura Hazard OwenAugust 16, 2019
    Don’t click this: When should news organizations use “nofollow” links?
    Plus, a new free course for online fact-checking taught via workspace app Notion.
    Adrienne LaFranceOctober 12, 2012
    For politically playful news orgs, the 2012 election means social interactivity
    Media companies experiment with creating elections tools for social engagement.
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