Journalism’s place in the fight against fake news
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Associate Professor
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
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Real news is under attack
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
q Losing audiences and revenues q Political persecution
q Erosion of credibility
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Fake news in the offense
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
q A form of online falsehood
q Financial and ideological motives q Challenges real news for
attention, digital ads, and audience belief
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The power of fake news
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
q False information
q Intentionally packaged q To look like real news
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The role of social media
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55.9 52.7 48.5 47.6 47.2 44.9 41.2 41.1 38
35 33 29.6 28.8 20.5
Read news on Facebook Read news on WhatsApp Watch local TV news Watch news videos on YouTube
Read local TV news sites Read local newspaper websites Read mainstream online-only sites Listen to local radio Read print copies of local newspapers Read alternative online-only sites Read news on Instagram Read news on Facebook Messenger Read foreign news websites Watch cable TV news
How often do you:
Survey of 1, 000 Singapore Residents (December 2019)
Even during COVID-19
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Read local news websites Read news on Facebook Watch local TV news Read news from a mobile news app Read updates from Government websites Listen to local radio Read news on WhatsApp Hear news from face to face conversations Watch news videos on YouTube Read print copies of local newspapers Read foreign news websites Watch cable TV news Read news on Telegram
How often do you:
Survey of 1, 000 Singapore Residents (July 2020)
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Social media news use and belief in fake news
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Survey of 1, 000 Singapore Residents (May 2019)
Anti-
government sentiment
Cognitive ability
Traditional media news
use
Social media news use
Belief in anti- government
fake news
b = - .16***
b1 = .22***
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Avoiding COVID-19-related news
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Two-wave panel survey: 767 Singapore Residents (March 2020); 540 Singapore
Residents (April 2020)
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Analysis Paralysis
(T1)
News Avoidance
(T2) Information
Overload (T1)
News Fatigue (T1)
Belief in Fake News (T2)
Journalism’s role in fighting fakes
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
q Reassessing ethical standards q Engaging in fact-checking
q Also needs to be protected
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