MisinfoCon: A Summit and Creative Studio on Misinformation
February 27, 2017
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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.
When does misinformation matter? Emily Thorson – Boston College
Rumor Gauge: Automatic detection and verification of rumors on Twitter Soroush Vosoughi – MIT Media Lab
Introducing Open Notebook: Bringing your audience along for the ride Julia Haslanger – Hearken
Beyond filter bubbles: Professional human editors and algorithm technology as filters and sources of quality video content Tessa Sproule – Vubble
CrossCheck: A collaborative verification journalism project Claire Wardle – First Draft
Fog or fiction? Tips on misinformation and the social web Ellery Roberts Biddle – Global Voices/Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
Truth and trust in journalism Mark Little – Storyful
