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Fake news, misinformation, and disinformation are increasingly important topics in today's media and digital landscapes. In my newest blog post, learn how to differentiate between these terms, and how journalists and tech companies combat this issue. https://lnkd.in/dpf5nFAc

Where do you get your news? Years ago, I did a media training, one of the key messages was that negative stories get more clicks/sell more papers, so be very conscious of how you answer questions in terms of getting your point across. With this in mind I try to minimise my media use, but since I work in Government Affairs, I need to keep up to date with what is going on in the external world, and I am always looking for ways to optimise this process, ie news sources that provide a comprehensive and minimally biased reporting. In politics there is of course Politico, but I am curious as to how others ensure they stay up to date in the most efficient way. Please share!

This is a very interesting article and inside perspective; worthy of a read. https://lnkd.in/gN-bxUv6

Today I received this query… My answer was no, not at all would this be considered bad practice! Send your story to as many news outlets that are relevant. Make sure the press story is relevant and tailored to who you are sending it to; be it relevant in terms of the reporter, the location, the topic. It is best practice to send out your press release to the relevant news outlets at the same time: a news platform will be less inclined to publish a story that was published somewhere else a week ago. More tips in our Media Vault. Link in comments to loads of free tips and tools 🔐

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The internet today is filled with fake news that journalists just create the information. Most journalists today don't verify the information anymore and if needed create data to support the subject of their articles. A few websites often lie about the information they give to readers in order to entice them to click on the article because it's pay per click. Thus, the more outrageous the title of the article the better. Most of today's internet news have no integrity because they are just one or two people who bought an internet domain name operating from their bedrooms and publishing internet articles. Eighty percent of today's news website I haven't heard before. New ones pop up every day. The best option is to do your own research.

Pleased to share Center for News, Technology & Innovation - CNTI latest issue primer, out today, on the need for and challenges in addressing the increasing online abuse and harms journalists face today. As in all our primers, we share: what makes this challenging to address, a synthesis of research and legislation to date with a lot of direct links to original works and a list of experts & resources one can draw upon. Thanks to Viktorya V. for sharing thoughts in the drafting process. https://lnkd.in/epA5dzxR

Can't agree more with Anton Harber's sentiments in his article on News24. While technology has revolutionized the delivery of news and information, it does not replace the traditional media. The news on the pending closure of aspects of News24 is hard to swallow qha ke!

📢 Make.org is thrilled to witness the European Commission's recent adoption of new guidelines under the DSA, aimed at mitigating systemic risks online for elections. These guidelines align perfectly with the recommendations from the #DemocraticShield initiative, including: - Reinforcement of the quiet period (N°2) - Improvement of civil society resilience to attacks (N°7) - Implementation of an AI Generated Content Detector (N°9) This alignment marks a crucial step in fortifying the integrity of EU Elections! 🇪🇺 👉 Discover the guidelines: https://lnkd.in/dzTuwEJi 👉 Stay informed about the Democratic Shield initiative: https://shorturl.at/lDJUZ Thierry Breton, Věra Jourová, Margrethe Vestager, EU DisinfoLab, Sciences Po, Reporters sans frontières (RSF), Digital New Deal Foundation Mozilla.ai France Digitale Télécom Paris Alliance4Europe Fondation Robert Schuman Sopra Steria Association Civic Tech Europe - ACTE CEE Digital Democracy Watch