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And we are off and running in #Bulgaria ! Be MediaWise Bulgaria began this week with a workshop at American University in Bulgaria - AUBG. We had more than 35 college students ready to learn how to become Campus Correspondents. We're thrilled to support democracies around the world 💪

Will you be at #SXSW2024 ?? Do you have a stake in the future of journalism and AI? Sign up for this awesome Hacks/Hackers AI x Journalism house. I'm repping Poynter and MediaWise to collect experts' thoughts on an ethical framework for generative AI use. lu.ma/ai-journalism-…

Yesterday, The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger sounded the alarm about a polarized — and misinformed — electorate. That's why we're always looking at ways to help friends and family share empathetic discourse about disinformation at the dinner table. youtube.com/watch?v=YfYXQ1…

From PolitiFact: There’s no evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or “trans terrorism.”
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No, there aren't any city lights on this exoplanet. Teen fact-checker Tyler saw a clip on her feed that made her suspicious, so she asked herself three simple questions, which led her to a credible source. For now, you'll just have to keep waiting to meet any potential aliens. 👽

What does it mean to be 'off the record,' 'on background' or use anonymous sources in journalism? This visual guide from Poynter makes it easy to understand the lingo.

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In this video, our ambassador Ritu Kapur dives into various formats of #misinformation and the possible avenues it uses to impact people's choices.

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Come work with me! MediaWise is looking for someone who can lead media literacy workshops, shoot TikToks — and tell the world about all the cool stuff we're doing. It's exciting work, with lots of travel, lots of teaching and lots of innovating. journalismjobs.com/1685094-multim…

.Poynter AI experts Tony Elkins and Alex Mahadevan discuss how OpenAI's new text-to-video tool Sora could harm journalism and society.

'The whole world we live in now is post-truth.'
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How do we counter misinformation when we see it? MediaWise Director Alex Mahadevan has some ideas. He's helping Rocky Mountain PBS launch Reality Check, a non-partisan educational initiative to create a more media-literate Colorado. rmpbs.org/blogs/news/med…

A research study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that false news on X is more likely to be retweeted than truth.

@ritkaps, MD & Co-Founder The Quint takes us through what is misinformation, how it spreads & why it is hard to identify.
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ThePrint wants to help people differentiate between FACT & FAKE and has teamed up with factशाला for #FactShalaAmbassadorProgramme , run in partnership with DataLEADS & MediaWise supported by Google News Initiative. Our Founder-Editor Shekhar Gupta, the programme’s Hindi…

Is that a fact? Check out this classroom lesson on the latest How2Internet episode from our series with @MediaWise

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With the guidance of @MediaWise director Alex Mahadevan, Rocky Mountain Public Radio is launching Reality Check, a non-partisan educational initiative to create a more media-literate Colorado.
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No, this man is not a suspect in the Feb. 14 Kansas City parade shooting. Our teen fact-checker found that 'Sahil Omar' is a fake name that has recently been linked to fatal incidents. The lesson here: Watch out for misinformation, especially with emotionally charged content.

Honored to introduce Shekhar Gupta Editor-In-Chief ThePrintIndia as #Hindi language ambassador
He has joined forces to fight against #misinformation with #FactshalaAmbassadorProgramme run in partnership with MediaWise supported by Google News Initiative
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