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Building software and initiatives to strengthen journalism, digital literacy, and accessibility of information. Also:

HQ: SF and Global
Joined December 2008

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    3 hours ago

    Reporting abuse on social media can feel like shouting into the void. Join , , , , , and ’s session at on 6/9 at 11:30AM ET to brainstorm recommendations for how to revamp reporting.

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    3 hours ago

    We're looking forward to being at on Tuesday, presenting a Community Lab with 's Digital Health Lab. Join us to discuss access to health information online and how we work with journalists. More info (and exciting other sessions) at !

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    3 hours ago

    Reporting abuse on social media can feel like shouting into the void. Join and ’s session on Wed 6/9 at 11:30am ET to brainstorm concrete recommendations for how to revamp reporting.

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  4. Jun 3

    What Spreads on WhatsApp?: A Snapshot of Tipline Content from India and Brazil

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    To learn more about journalism, fact checking and critical reporting make sure to follow and learn more about . Interested in reliable info? Subscribe to Health Desk ( initiative) here:

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  6. May 27

    We welcome applications until June 28, 2021! Apply here —>

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    Nat Gyenes (), founding director of the Digital Health Lab at , congratulates the Class of 2021: "Your expertise will not only serve to advance science, to advance public health, but to prevent the spread of misinformation."

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    💭💡Can content moderation decisions be made in closer collaboration with public health experts? joined the 2021 Assembly Student Fellows to discuss this & more – read here:

    Brainstorming notes on a blackboard with the word "disinformation" overtop of them
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  9. May 14

    Thanks for interviewing and Christin Gilmer about midinformation and public health response.

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    May 11

    We are so pleased to be working on global access to vaccine information with this great team. More news on the partnership soon.

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    May 7

    big win for the team - and big step toward the dream of cross-lingual fact-checking. looking forward to having you back later this month for round two of your research fellowship.

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    May 6

    Congratulations to our PhD student and the team for this timely research, soon to appear at the conference! 👏🎉

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  14. May 6

    Congratulations to Meedan's research team!

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  15. May 6

    Meedan looks forward to this event at , with our and in conversation with the community.

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  16. May 3

    We are community oriented and thus we've managed to face a lot of these obstacles of criticism by getting the support and the solidarity of our readership and those we give space to on our platform.


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  17. May 3

    For me journalism is not a career, and this is why I built the public source with my colleagues, and the hopes of providing public service and working for the public. - of The Public Source, Lebanon

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  18. May 3

    In mainstream media only 11% of women are quoted as news sources so the perspective of course is very masculine. A lot of the practices are so very patriarchal, still objectifying women and not covering the minorities of gender and sexuality. -

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  19. May 3

    We do journalism with a cause because we look at issues thought a intersectional feminist view during the pandemic we focused on how the pandemic affected women from all sorts of spectrum and all sorts of issues, particularly violence - of Magdalene, Indonesia

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  20. May 3

    The first reaction from everyone is hesitancy when you talk about new vaccines and trials. So instead of being reactive & waiting to se all the disinformation spread around, Debunk gave out factual credible information about the vaccine, even before the rollout began -

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