22-02-2017 11:19 via thedrum.com

‘Fake news’ study pins down definition and identification

With so-called ‘fake news’ on the tip of the tongue of seemingly every politician and social media user at the moment the team at NewsWhip have pulled together a new initiative to more full define the term and its implications for the uninitiated.
In doing so the phenomenon is boiled down to the creation of any ‘news stories without any basis in fact’ and goes onto explain how journalists and editors can play their part in addressing its insidious march online.
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