MisinfoCon: A Summit and Creative Studio on Misinformation

February 27, 2017

The Nieman Foundation kicked off the MisinfoCon conference on Feb. 24, 2017, with a series of lightning talks exploring the psychology of misinformation and strategies to strengthen the trustworthiness of information across the entire news ecosystem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D89wALOnyQc

When does misinformation matter?
Emily Thorson – Boston College

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UywD59Iy-8

Rumor Gauge: Automatic detection and verification of rumors on Twitter
Soroush Vosoughi – MIT Media Lab

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMKF1Y-eOwM

Introducing Open Notebook: Bringing your audience along for the ride
Julia Haslanger – Hearken

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLhaVBAveFI

Beyond filter bubbles: Professional human editors and algorithm technology as filters and sources of quality video content
Tessa Sproule – Vubble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5tDVgggois

CrossCheck: A collaborative verification journalism project
Claire Wardle – First Draft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vilvbO1crw8

Fog or fiction? Tips on misinformation and the social web
Ellery Roberts Biddle – Global Voices/Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCFKWTFPlbU

Truth and trust in journalism
Mark Little – Storyful

MisinfoCon: A Summit and Creative Studio on Misinformation

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