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Why did newsrooms contravene guidelines about suicide coverage in reporting on the death of a former principal?

Editorial decisions have cascading impacts in politically charged discussions about anti-racism in education and at work, raising questions about how to find the line between newsworthiness and best practices
The Urgent Need to Know: Science and Science Communication in the COVID-19 Era

On Friday, January 20th from 4:00-5:00pm, hear from an expert panel on The Urgent Need to Know: Science and Science Communication in the COVID-19 Era.
Misinfo 101 – Iqaluit

The Canadian Association of Journalists' misinformation training program provides training for post-secondary students in every province and territory on disinformation and misinformation and a gold-standard research guide all Canadians will be able to use to improve their digital literacy.
Misinfo 101 – Whitehorse

The Canadian Association of Journalists' misinformation training program provides training for post-secondary students in every province and territory on disinformation and misinformation and a gold-standard research guide all Canadians will be able to use to improve their digital literacy.
MISINFO 101 with Teresa Wright

The third session in the CAJ's national Misinfo 101 series is led by Holland College's Teresa Wright. This event is intended for post-secondary students living in P.E.I.
MISINFO 101 with Terra Tailleur

The second session in the CAJ's national Misinfo 101 series is led by University of King's College professor Terra Tailleur. This event is intended for post-secondary students living in Nova Scotia.
Facebook has a misinformation problem, and is blocking access to data about how much there is and who is affected

How big of a problem is misinformation on social media? Without key data, the picture is blurry
Could a dedicated disinformation beat help address the infodemic in Canada?

From vaccine hesitancy to the rise of far-right extremism, COVID-19 has mainstreamed conspiracy theories at an astonishing rate, with devastating impacts — but the handful of reporters and researchers addressing them in Canada say they don’t have the resources to respond to the country’s dis- and misinformation crisis alone
Facebook’s algorithms fueled massive foreign propaganda campaigns during the 2020 U.S. election – here’s how algorithms can manipulate you

Facebook has known that its algorithms enable trolls to spread propoganda
Can AI Write Disinformation?

CSET research staff will discuss the potential for OpenAI's GPT-3 and other content generation systems to be used as tools for turbocharging disinformation.

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