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Easy Resources for Navigating the ‘Post-Truth’ Era

Overwhelmed by and struggling to understand the avalanche of material on disinformation, misinformation and “fake news?” Check out the sample of resources SEENPM picked. We hope...

2017 – The Year of Fake News

After last year’s “post-truth”, “fake news” is the term of the year. by Una Čilić, Media.ba Norway’s “Word of the Year” of 2017 is “fake news”....

Media Literacy is Important for Differentiating Opportunities and Threats on the Internet

Sarajevo hosted a conference Media Meets Literacy in late September, the event which gathered 250 participants, including well-known international media literacy experts. Through lectures,...

Why Good Journalism Lost to Noisy Populists

Open society media camp has lost the information war with the often inarticulate, yet vociferous, populist lot. To gain back the trust of the...

TruthBuzz: The Viral Fact-Checking Contest

Fake news orbits the planet in an instant on social media. Is the truth keeping pace? The global TruthBuzz challenge wants to make sure it...

“Press Released” – new platform on global media

The European Journalism Centre announced today the launch of “Press Released”, a new platform and commentary series established in partnership with non-profit editorial service...

Ethics in the News: Truth-Telling Remains Key to Democracy in “Post-Truth” Era

After a year of unprecedented news-making, media around the world are stepping back to ask a pertinent question – what is the future of...

Social media need “self-regulation, education and literacy, not new restrictions”, says Dunja Mijatović in a report

The Representative on Freedom of the Media of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Dunja Mijatović, published on 1 December her regular...

Rise of the fact-checker – a new democratic institution?

All across Europe, more and more independent fact-checking sites are launched to counter the move towards what some see as a post-fact or post-truth...
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