Selected Articles: Mainstream Media “Fake News”, War Propaganda
Center for Research on Globalization–Nov 12, 2017
We bring to the attention of Global Research readers a selection of articles focussing on the obfuscation of truth through media manipulation as …
Response lessons from a ‘fat suit’ controversy
PR Daily–3 hours ago
… fans learned that Chris Sullivan isn’t as heavyset as he appears and that he wears a so-called “fat suit,” a mini-storm ensued on social media.
Maybe Facebook Is Broken
Bloomberg–Nov 7, 2017
Let’s start with a definition. Social media consists of online platforms that allow people to introduce and share content. It also generates income …
Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide: Is there link?
The Japan Times–5 hours ago
CHICAGO – An increase in suicide rates among U.S. teens occurred at the same time social media use surged and a new analysis suggests …
Russia to Retaliate Against Foreign Media Over RT Within Weeks
Bloomberg–1 hour ago
Russia will expand controversial legislation on “foreign agents” for use against all media that receive funding from abroad, with the first outlets …
Pakistan Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Finance Minister: Media
U.S. News & World Report–2 hours ago
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gestures during a news conference to announce the economic survey of fiscal year 2016-2017, …
How Fiction Becomes Fact on Social Media
New York Times–Oct 20, 2017
Yet the psychology behind social media platforms — the dynamics that make them such powerful vectors of misinformation in the first place …
More countries are using social media to crack down on dissent …
The Verge–7 hours ago
The number of countries promoting disinformation on social media rose to its highest … Separately, dissidents who posted articles criticizing the …
News Shared on Twitter Can Drive the Conversation, Study Finds
New York Times–Nov 10, 2017
To study the media’s influence, the researchers persuaded news outlets to … the articles involved to protect the reputations of the publications.).
How the news media activate public expression and influence …
Science Magazine–Nov 9, 2017
After recruiting 48 mostly small media outlets, we chose groups of these outlets to write and publish articles on subjects we approved, on dates …
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