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What’s the Role of Social Media in the News Media?

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Tagged: 6 The Internet, 7.1.1 Interaction and cognition, 7.1.1C Social media, 7.1.1H Social sharing, 7.3.1A Law and ethics, 7.4.1 Real-world contexts, 7.5.2 Evaluate sources, 7.5.2A Credibility

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    • December 14, 2016 at 2:54 am #1935
      John Daniell
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      PRI (Public Radio International), 12/10/2016

      Fake news stories shared on social media played a major role in the spread of misinformation during the 2016 U.S. elections and after, even spurring individuals into taking dangerous action. Google and Facebook have pledged to discourage known fake news, for example by limiting advertising. However, many argue for more fundamental measures, to address the underlying issue that services like Facebook are built around showing users what they want to see.

      [See the full post at: http://teachglobalimpact.org/main/whats-role-social-media-news-media/]

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