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Facebook News Is Bad for Democracy, But Great for their Stock Price
Instead of Taking Editorial Responsibility, Facebook Is Just Using Random People in a Survey as Scapegoats Facebook is overhauling their algorithms to better serve the companies that pay them the most in advertising. They have masked it as a user experience problem, but it is a much larger problem of a platform creating wealth through disparity. The big problem with Facebook News and their idea to survey random people to find out which news service is credible is that people will vote on the most well-known publishers. These companies are also the ones that advertise the most on Facebook like
How Opinionated Comments from Donald Trump Is Fake News
Sensationalism Trumps Progress We just started 2018 with the same broken news cycle as the year before. Here is a classic example of the poor reporting standards in 2018: Donald Trump tweets his opinion on Twitter. Dozens of media outlets rush to make 'breaking news' about his point of view. No laws are changed. People get worked up and read through news coverage. After reviewing his point of view, they then post their opinion online. Media outlets see a spike in online traffic. No progress is made. This cycle starts again with the next tweet from Donald Trump. There is
Google Fact Check Available in Google Search and News Worldwide
Google, also known as Alphabet Inc., recently expanded their fact checking system within their search platform. This new rollout features a tool that will give users a nonpartisan fact check overview of the information they search. It does not account of all Web search, but the platform is currently more politically geared following Election 2016. Read more: Google's recent announcement on their fact checking system. Recode points out the time it takes for some pieces of information to be reviewed. In an era of breaking news and the value of trustworthy journalism; it will be important for outlets to have
Facebook Connects with Journalists to Curb Fake News
Facebook just announced a new initiative called the journalism project. The new platform works as a tool for those that want to publish and share news content online in a proper manner. In addition, Facebook has a series of e-learning courses to review called project Blueprint. This initiative comes at an important time in political news coverage. During the recent press conference held by the President-elect, a series of questionable moments took place. The Verge reported: 'When Jim Acosta, Senior White House Correspondent for CNN, attempted to ask Trump a question, the President-elect refused to answer. “Not you. Your
Instead of Taking Editorial Responsibility, Facebook Is Just Using Random People in
Sensationalism Trumps Progress We just started 2018 with the same broken news
Google, also known as Alphabet Inc., recently expanded their fact checking
Facebook just announced a new initiative called the journalism project. The