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Journalists say the fake news epidemic isn’t improving—and they don’t know how to fix it

Agility PR Solutions

The fake news epidemic continues to be a major threat to media and communications, and journalists are not only frustrated by the movement, but also at a loss on a strategy to corral it, according to a new study from strategic comms firm Greentarget.

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10 ethical issues facing public relations - PRCA Ethics Council Annual

Stephen Waddington

Artificial intelligence, paid influence, mental health and fake news are all issues identified by a group of international practitioners in a series of reflective essays published by the PRCA. Infodemic puts trust to the test 2021 has seen the arrival of a new kind of threat – an infodemic. Who would you work for?

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After The Russia Scandal, Is Facebook Growing Up?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Live-streamed violence on the platform, ubiquitous low-quality clickbait, and the scale of the “fake news” problem have emerged as real business threats, particularly in Europe, where regulators take a dim view of its user data tracking. That positioning began to change after the fake news scandal hit.

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Misinformation 2.0: Deepfakes are the biggest threat to media today

PR in High Definition

The topic of fake news has been a mainstay in the media in recent years but, despite being coined at the same time, ‘deepfakes’ are only now beginning to gather interest. The threats of deepfakes are wide ranging. Similar videos followed quickly, and they were even more impressive. Not this time. Seeing is believing.

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Hold the front page: the news business remains a work in progress

Stephen Waddington

A well-functioning news media is critical to democracy. A series of recent studies report on the health of the business of news. The impact of the internet on the news and information business is a well-rehearsed story that’s played out over the last 20 years. Digital news is a commodity business.

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Fake News is Not a Threat to Democracy

Ishmael's Corner

The latest uproar on fake news comes compliments of 20th Century Fox when it created fake news sites as part of a marketing campaign for an upcoming movie. A New York Times story on the topic quoted Susan Credle, global creative officer of the ad agency FCB: “Fake news.more. Can we all take a breath?

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Marketing Must Fight Fakes

Mindful Marketing

Most of us are all too familiar with fake news , clickbait , and other forms of deceptive communication that cross our paths dozens of times a day. Some telltale signs of the fakes are the model-worthy headshots, scarce background info, few existing contacts, and no recent posts. Regrettably, I shouldn’t have to.