NDM News: Globalisation and fake news
The growing problem with fake news is a great example of the crossover between globalisation and the news industry.
It has been linked with a range of political events across the world - from Brexit here in the UK to Trump's election in the USA. Many European countries are now worried fake news will influence their upcoming elections in 2017.
Fake news: blog tasks
The Guardian & the global problem of fake news
1) What similarities do you notice between the different countries outlined in the article and their problems with fake news?
It has been linked with a range of political events across the world - from Brexit here in the UK to Trump's election in the USA. Many European countries are now worried fake news will influence their upcoming elections in 2017.
Fake news: blog tasks
The Guardian & the global problem of fake news
1) What similarities do you notice between the different countries outlined in the article and their problems with fake news?
Various Countries such as France, Italy, India and Germany have struggled with fake news. In Germany for example there were reports of refugees having raped a 13 year old girl, this was shared and believed so much so that riots/protests were conducted in response. There were also stories that were Created suggesting that Angela Merkel was the daughter of Hitler.
The problems are that even though it is a simple fake news story, the belief causes people to respond, creating civil unrest particularly during political elections. On a another level - in Italy the fake contact information was posted for abortion clinics, the contact were for people against abortion, they the shared their views and pressured women into not having a termination.
2) Is fake news an inevitable consequence of the "culture of freedom and innovation" that the internet has brought with it? Is there a way to stop it?
I think that fake news is an inevitable consequence because people don't always like opposing views. They have been given the opportunity to not only share their views regardless of its popularity but to spread things that can be detrimental to the other side. Audiences rarely check the validity of some stories and are often inclined to believe what they read which ultimately can change their own views. This can't be stopped simply because you would have to take peoples freedom to post anything away, whilst constantly regulating every inch of the internet.
New York Times and the creation of fake news
1) Which fake news stories were particularly successful for Beqa Latsabidze, the 22-year-old student in Tbilisi, Georgia, who tried to make money from web articles on Trump?
2) Is fake news an inevitable consequence of the "culture of freedom and innovation" that the internet has brought with it? Is there a way to stop it?
I think that fake news is an inevitable consequence because people don't always like opposing views. They have been given the opportunity to not only share their views regardless of its popularity but to spread things that can be detrimental to the other side. Audiences rarely check the validity of some stories and are often inclined to believe what they read which ultimately can change their own views. This can't be stopped simply because you would have to take peoples freedom to post anything away, whilst constantly regulating every inch of the internet.
New York Times and the creation of fake news
1) Which fake news stories were particularly successful for Beqa Latsabidze, the 22-year-old student in Tbilisi, Georgia, who tried to make money from web articles on Trump?
Beqa Latsabidze realised that Pro Trump sites were better than Anti-Trump and Pro/Anti-Clinton sites. The Pro Trump audience is said to be more receptive and more inclined to read the outrageous stories. Departed.co was the most successful and included real and false stories.
2) How much can Facebook and Google be blamed for this global rise in fake news?
Facebook and Google can both be blamed in the rise of fake news, to an extent. The algorithms put in place are the foundations of the site and cannot always be easily controlled however there is enough potential to control or at least monitor what is being put on the internet and the companies can do more. Particularly in this case where Facebook played a 'central role in driving traffic to the website' Departe.co
2) How much can Facebook and Google be blamed for this global rise in fake news?
Facebook and Google can both be blamed in the rise of fake news, to an extent. The algorithms put in place are the foundations of the site and cannot always be easily controlled however there is enough potential to control or at least monitor what is being put on the internet and the companies can do more. Particularly in this case where Facebook played a 'central role in driving traffic to the website' Departe.co
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