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How the U.K. government set up a misinformation unit to combat fake news

NewsWhip

where he and his analytics team were tracking online news articles and social media posts to gauge their impact on the newly elected minority government. The headline “Government votes that animals can’t feel pain or emotions” suddenly cropped up – and soon became a hugely read story. The threat was so severe that in 2019, the U.K.

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Learn from Walmart: 4 social media governance best practices to reduce your risk of “going viral” in a bad way

Communications Conversations

Because many companies simply don’t have good social media governance guidelines in place. Companies (especially big, publicly-traded orgs) should be a LOT more careful when it comes to their social media governance. In fact, I’m surprised we don’t see a lot more of this!

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What people think vs. What people think about

Onclusive

“Fools… are apt to think that events exogenously give us the news by jumping out at us, but, in fact, the news media are choosing the news because their financial success depends on their stories’ viral impact,” wrote Nobel prize-winning economist, Robert Shiller in his book called Narrative Economics.

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The latest move by the Home Office – paying Albanian social media influencers to ‘de-influence’ migrants from crossing the channel – is undeniably audacious.

Mark My Words

Influencers, viral videos and gamified messaging helped the party resonate with younger demographics on their turf, propelling the party to victory. As we contemplate our general election, I wonder how much more we can expect our government to pull from the Antipodean playbook. However, there is an inherent risk in this approach.

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How Ukraine Is Winning The PR War

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Before his election Zelensky was best known for his starring role in a popular TV series about a history teacher who wins the presidency after a video of his anti-government rant goes viral. government and others urged him to evacuate and offered help, Zelensky refused to budge. As the U.S.

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Crisis Ready Q&A: How Does Crisis Readiness Translate From Government To Big Business To Solopreneurs?

Melissa Agnes

This discussion explores: Strategic ways to successfully manage controversial viral issues. A look at how to make your crisis management governance structure scalable across all forms of issues and crises. The post Crisis Ready Q&A: How Does Crisis Readiness Translate From Government To Big Business To Solopreneurs?

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Why Lies Beat The Truth On Social Media

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It seems lies are more viral than truth – at least on Twitter. Most striking were the factors that do not explain the virality of false information. There’s more bad news on the “fake news” front. That’s the conclusion of a study recently published in Science magazine. Why is false news so shareable?