Postdoctoral fellow Ozan Kuru is lead author of a new study finding that individuals are find polls more credible when their preferred candidate is leading.
Politics
‘Disinformation ABC’ and Other Strategies to Address Malevolent Speech Online
Members of the Transatlantic Working Group (TWG), a project of APPC, offer a 'Disinformation ABC' and other ways to address hate speech, extremism and malevolent speech online.
A ‘Fair and Impartial Judiciary’ Is Focus of Symposium
What is a "fair and impartial judiciary" and why is it so important today? Judges and scholars including Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy met to explore this at a symposium sponsored by the Rendell Center and APPC.
FactCheck.org Article Honored at Global Fact 6 Conference
A fact-checking article by FactCheck.org that prompted a retraction and an apology was voted “Best Correction Obtained” and honored at the Global Fact 6 Awards in Cape Town, South Africa.
How Attempts to Moderate Online Content Have Fallen Short
The Transatlantic Working Group examines how efforts by government and platforms to moderate online content -- and curb hate speech, terrorism, and viral deception -- have been flawed.
APPC Researchers Present Work at 2019 ICA Conference
APPC researchers will present work in science, media, political, and health communication in Washington, D.C., at the 69th Annual ICA Conference.
Denver’s KUSA Is Presented With 2019 Cronkite/Jackson Prize
NBC's Denver TV station, KUSA, was presented with the 2019 Cronkite/Jackson Prize for Fact-Checking Political Messages at the Cronkite Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
APPC-iCivics Game NewsFeed Defenders Is Honored by Fast Company
The news literacy game NewsFeed Defenders, developed by APPC and iCivics, has been named a finalist in Fast Company's 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson on the Mueller Report, the Media, and Russia’s ‘Cyberwar’
After the release of the Mueller Report, Kathleen Hall Jamieson discussed Russian interference in the 2016 election and the lessons for the news media and social media platforms.