Disinformation-for-hire: The Pollution of News E...
Disinformation-for-hire is a booming industry in which private marketing, communications, and public relations firms are paid to sow discord by spreading false information and manipulating content online. Since 2018, more than 65 private companies in 48 different countries have emerged offering t... |
Political Bots are Skewing our News Diet
Was one of the news headlines you scrolled past on your social media feed today shared by a bot? Depending on the platform and the country you’re in, the odds are surprisingly high that automated computer scripts – political bots – are shaping the type of content you are seeing online. These b... |
The Droids You’re Looking For: Bots as a Tool ...
By Samuel Woolley and Phil Howard In today’s data-saturated world journalists often struggle to report on many, if not most, of the potential stories that come across their desks. The average reporter is lucky to generate more than a few normal articles a week, while in-depth, investigative, p... |