How many bots are on Twitter?
By KAI-CHENG YANG and FILIPPO MENCZER Source : Nieman Lab/ The Conversation Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, …
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Social media fuels narcissists’ worst desires
By Sonia Sodha Source : The Guardian If you could press a button and eliminate social media platforms from the …
Journalism students now need training for ‘vile’ online abuse they will face, study find
By Charlotte Tobitt Source : Press Gazette It is “necessary” to better prepare journalism trainees for the realities of increasingly “vile” …
It’s not just a social media problem – how search engines spread misinformation
By Chirag Shah Source : The Conversation Search engines are one of society’s primary gateways to information and people, but …
Storyful’s new investigative reporting unit helps publishers dig into social media
By LAURA HAZARD OWEN , Source : Nieman lab Storyful clients work with the company by buying a “bank” of hours …
Could WordPress + Tumblr create an alternative to Facebook?
By Mathew Ingram Source: Columbia Journalism Review As Twitter and Facebook rose in popularity, blogging—which took more time and effort—declined, …
WhatsApping the Indian election
By Rishi Iyengar Source : CNN Business WhatsApp has a new strategy for tackling misinformation during India’s election: crowd sourcing. …
3 ways Facebook and other social media companies could clean up their acts — if they wanted to
By ANTHONY NADLER AND MATTHEW CRAIN , Source : NiemanLab Facebook, Twitter, Google, and other social media companies are causing society-wide damage. But …
What happens when your Instagram-famous pet dies?
By : Olivia Solon in San Francisco , Source : The Guardian Chloe the bulldog, who had 180,000 followers and several brand …
The Media Needs to Look in the Mirror After Harvey Weinstein
By Ryan Holiday , Source : Observer “The paper had a story on mogul’s sexual misconduct back in 2004 — but …
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