The Urgency of News Literacy: Debunking Election Misinformation and Half-Truths

George Prentice, Seth Ashley

Research output: Contribution to conferencePresentation

Abstract

As the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced a new round of criticism from U.S. lawmakers, scholars are pointing to the growing need of so-called "news literacy" in the run-up to the 2020 election. Boise State professor Dr. Seth Ashley, author of "News Literacy and Democracy," is an expert on the media landscape.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - 29 Oct 2020
EventBoise State Public Radio - Boise, ID
Duration: 29 Oct 2020 → …

Conference

ConferenceBoise State Public Radio
Period29/10/20 → …

EGS Disciplines

  • Mass Communication
  • Social Influence and Political Communication
  • Social Media

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The Urgency of News Literacy: Debunking Election Misinformation and Half-Truths'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this