Fake News
Trump and the media draw battle lines
The media and Donald Trump got off on the wrong foot in week 1 of his presidency. How will they respond to his 'declaration of war'?
AudioNo shortage of silly season fake news
Donald Trump's staff put "alternative facts" into the headlines lately, but Mediawatch found plenty of other stories in the news this summer that didn't stack up. Video, Audio
No shortage of silly season fake news
Donald Trump's staff put "alternative facts" into the headlines lately, but Mediawatch found plenty of other stories in the news this summer that didn't stack up.
Video, AudioTech news: Fake Twitter accounts & Android Instant Apps
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with news that Google is testing out Android Instant Apps amid a downturn in the global app-based economy. Also how a proliferation of massive bot networks on Twitter… Audio
Is the web killing off global broadcasting?
The world's biggest TV channels are now stream live on the net and the online audience is growing fast. But the global champion for international broadcasters tells Mediawatch old-fashioned…
Tool launches to show how fake news spreads
A new tool that shows how fake news and unverified stories spread through social media has been developed by researchers at a US university.
Facebook faces facts on fake news and filter bubbles
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook combined to undermine the media’s credibility and viability this past year. Audio
Facebook faces facts on fake news and filter bubbles
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook combined to undermine the media’s credibility and viability this past year.
Audio'Fake news' a threat - Clinton
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called "fake news" a danger that must be addressed quickly, a month after she lost the presidential election in a campaign marked by a flood of such…
Gilad Lotan - Data mining fake news
Data mining expert, Gilad Lotan, explains why fake news was not the only problem the American public faced in the recent election and how prejudice and propaganda are even more problematic in the… Audio
Media with Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis talks to Kathryn Ryan about fake news spelling big trouble for news media. Will it figure in the 2017 New Zealand general election, and can our mainstream media counteract it? Also, the… Audio
