Liars and fake news merchants are profiting from misinformation and disinformation in Indonesia. Can it be fixed?
It appears to have become more prevalent, visible, and possibly also more politicised in post-pandemic times, as general trust in governments and mainstream media declines.
Hotter, drier conditions associated with El Niño can be detrimental to our health. These tips may help.
We asked the artificial intelligence tool what the legal and ethical issues of using it were. Here’s what it told us.
A Different Lens: While it’s easy to dwell on the darker elements of contemporary global politics, we should all remember that positive change is also afoot.
Distrust is framed as a problem that needs to be solved. Instead, it can signal where there are deep social problems that need to be addressed.
Indonesia’s government has funded a thorough media literacy program, but rather than stopping misinformation, it may serve to undermine independent thought.
To slow the rising number of radicalised young Australians, we need to raise the political knowledge of all young people, and empower them to become effective change agents.
How machine learning can play a key role in combating fake news.
As technology advances, the use of spyware in crime investigation is almost unavoidable, but it raises questions about the threat to privacy, freedom of speech, and civil society.
Does it matter that NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has stopped having daily media briefings?
The backdrop of the pandemic, and yet another terror-inducing mass murder, amplifies the need for content moderation, and a preparedness to fact-check the fact-checkers.
Taiwan's “humour-over-rumour” approach is an example of how to effectively counter misinformation in the digital age.
Offering psychology studies in high school, and valuing it through inclusion in the curriculum, will help students understand and cope with inevitable changes in the future.
The Republican National Convention was a political reality TV show featuring themes that have come to define the Trump presidency, from scare tactics to “alternate facts”.
As the US election nears, the political divide has widened – and so have the cracks in the President's bid for a second term.
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the vital role political journalists play in holding those in power to account.
In this third episode on fake news, we've gathered all the very best practical tips and ideas from our experts to help you find your way through the news.
The President should step back from the media spotlight in the COVID-19 crisis if he wants to step forward into a second term.
In this What Happens Next? podcast episode Susan chats to the experts exploring what we could do differently to improve the quality of information and media.
Could fake news destroy our democracy? Dr Susan Carland finds out in our first episode in series two of What Happens Next?
The next generation of school leaders will need certain key attributes to succeed in a radically reshaped world.
The US President's response to the pandemic has been dire, and he needs to realise there's more at stake for his country than his re-election in November.
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