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| With facts without fear: Why responsible journalism is powerful in crisis | Business Standard |
| History will remember Covid-19 through pictures, accounts of those lived to share their experiences, and reports filed by journalists across the globe, many of whom are putting their lives at risk to cover the pandemic from the front lines. With coronavirus spreading to all parts of the globe, the task of documenting and reporting the news to millions has kept media on its toes despite the risks of contracting the virus. Journalism has always called for reporting from the field, especially during a crisis. | |
| The Anatomy of Credulity and Incredulity: a Hermeneutics of Misinformation | Harvard Misinformation Review |
| This essay explores the historical process by which the birth and expansion of information systems transformed the relationship between “faith” and “fact.” The existence of recurring forms of credulity and conversely denial—from holocaust denial to climate change denial—suggests that patterns of belief and disbelief will not be easily resolved either with fact-checking or with the regulation of the press | |
| Coronavirus ‘news fatigue’ starts to bite for Australians in lockdown | The Conversation |
| During social isolation, Australians have been staying at home to stop the spread of COVID-19. This has resulted in an increase in news and media consumption. After weeks of restricted movement and social distancing, Australians are restless. Not only are they tired of being in lockdown, they are also feeling worn out by news about the coronavirus. | |
| ‘Indian TV channels amplify, justify and legitimize fake news’ | Anadolu |
| As the world marks Press Freedom Day on Sunday, a rising tide of fake news and misinformation pumped through mainstream media has become a major concern in India. Linking an event of a Muslim group Tablighi Jamaat for spreading coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic in the country while overlooking other similar gatherings, the attitude of a section of India’s mainstream media created hatred against Muslim community, leading to their social boycott at various places. | |
| Fake news about wild animals reclaiming urban spaces may seem cute, but it’s dangerous | Mongabay |
| Around a month ago, an Indian film star shared a video of dolphins near Mumbai shores, on social media. | |
| Internet giants like Facebook, Google should pay their share | News Media Canada |
| Newspapers have never been so loved – and never been so neglected. | |
| Bret Baier On Co-Anchoring Donald Trump’s Next Town Hall, The President’s Media Bashing And Scrutiny Of Fox News Coronavirus Coverage | Deadline |
| It will be Trump’s first town hall with Baier and MacCallum since March 5, in Scranton, PA, just before unprecedented stay-at-home orders swept the country, the economy took a nosedive and more than 60,000 died of the coronavirus. | |
| After violence in Delhi, journalists face new dangers | Columbia Journalism Review |
| In India, the spread of the novel coronavirus has been followed by a spate of threats against press freedom. On March 24, the day Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced a strict nationwide lockdown, he gathered about twenty of the country’s top news executives for a meeting. Via videoconference, Modi implored the editors and owners to publish “inspiring and positive stories” about the government’s response to the virus. | |
| No, homeless people are not immune from catching COVID-19. | Politifact |
| People experiencing homelessness are also more likely to have pre-existing health conditions, which also makes them higher risk. | |
| From white conservatives to black liberals, coronavirus misinformation poses serious risks | NBC News |
| There’s a kind of public and collective schadenfreude taking shape on black Twitter. It began after Diamond and Silk, among the best known and most outspoken black supporters of President Donald Trump, were reported to have parted ways with Fox News after they promulgated unproven and dangerous medical advice, false claims, conspiracy theories and misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak. | |
| When Does Flagging False Content on Social Media Backfire? | Slate |
| In the past few months, social media companies have scrambled to address the misinformation tearing through their platforms — first about the election, then the coronavirus. Twitter has started using manipulated media labels. Facebook has been more aggressively removing harmful content and flagging false news. This week, YouTube announced that it will add information panels to searches in the U.S. that might bring up misinformation. | |
| COVID-19 Infodemic: Misinformation Spreads as Fast as the Virus | Vox Ukraine |
| During self-isolation and quarantine people all over the world started spending more time online. Ukrainians started too Internet traffic on quarantine has increased by 25%. Top 3 most popular websites (Google, YouTube, Facebook) among Ukrainian users remain unchanged for years. Nowadays, these social media companies continue to increase their influence. In March, according to KANTAR data, Russian website Vkontakte was in top 15 websites by reach. | |
| Why We Need Anti-Vaxxers to Recieve the Coronavirus Vaccine Too | The Conversation |
| Whether a vaccine can end this pandemic successfully, however, depends on more than its effectiveness at providing immunity against the virus, or how quickly it can be produced in mass quantities. Americans also must choose to receive the vaccine. | |
| Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? | Irish Times |
| Conspiracy theories are usually seen as quaint and comical until they spill over into real life. The idea of the online investigator deep-diving in his underpants at 3am into the world of Area 51 and international espionage may make us smirk, but then people stop taking vaccines or start burning down telecoms masts and it’s not so funny. | |
| Coronavirus: The seven types of people who start and spread viral misinformation | BBC |
| Conspiracy theories, misinformation and speculation about coronavirus have flooded social media. But who starts these rumours? And who spreads them? We’ve investigated hundreds of misleading stories during the pandemic. It’s given us an idea about who is behind misinformation – and what motivates them. Here are seven types of people who start and spread falsehoods: | |
| Sheer volume of misinformation risks diverting focus from fighting coronavirus | The Conversation |
| To manage the COVID-19 pandemic, be it from a personal, national or global perspective, we rely on a constant stream of information. A plethora of dashboards have appeared globally that convey information on the number of people tested, those who are positive, the number of deaths and those who have recovered. This information is constantly being updated and forms the basis on which individuals and governments make important decisions. Everything concerning the pandemic, however, appears to be open to interpretation. | |
| What impact is the Covid-19 infodemic having? | Politics Home |
| Misinformation in the coronavirus crisis is putting lives at risk. Clare Lally and Lorna Christie from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology explain how the conspiracies spread and can be countered. | |
| Covid pandemic,social media and digital distancing | New Indian Express |
| Many distress calls that we cater to nowadays are related to compulsive use of internet and social media leading to health anxiety and somatic complaints | |
| Big tech is getting even bigger in the age of coronavirus | CNet |
| For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. | |
| Attack on all: Media groups show solidarity with ABS-CBN following closure order | Rappler |
| MANILA, Philippines – For many media groups, an attack on one is an attack on all. In a rare show of solidarity, several media groups rallied behind ABS-CBN after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered its closure on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. | |
| Twitter Jumps to 166 Million Daily Users in Q1, Warns of Slowing Ad Spend | Social Media Today |
| Twitter has seen a major jump in usage amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, but it’s also warned of significant impacts on its ad business going forward as part of its first-quarter earnings report for 2020. | |
| OPINIONISTA: Help save lives during this gravest of crises – zero-rate the local news sites | Daily Maverick (South Africa) |
| Given how the pandemic has expanded our reliance on the internet and for daily necessities like keeping informed and staying connected with our loved ones and communities, the importance of internet access has yet again been underscored. And with the government projecting that September will be when South Africa reaches its peak coronavirus infections, this reliance will only continue to grow. While those of us who live in formality, with monthly incomes, can stay connected to our loved ones, shop online and work from home, this is not the reality for a significant part of our population. Mobile networks should zero-rate news sites and provide low-income consumers with at least 3GB of monthly data and five SMSes per day for free. | |
| The coronavirus becomes a battle cry for U.S. extremists | New York Times |
| America’s extremists are attempting to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a potent recruiting tool both in the deep corners of the internet and on the streets of state capitals by twisting the public health crisis to bolster their white supremacist, anti-government agenda. | |
| Whatever you think of David Icke, big tech should not be acting as censors | CapX |
| Last weekend YouTube deleted conspiracy theorist David Icke’s channel. | |
| Power in your pocket: How to use the IFCN’s new WhatsApp chatbot | Poynter |
| The International Fact-Checking Network’s WhatsApp chatbot puts the power of the #CoronaVirusFacts Alliance at your fingertips. As of May 4, fact-checking networks in 74 countries have compiled over 4,800 fact-checks in 43 languages. | |
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