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Journalists tend to "regard the statement "X said A" as a "fact," even if "A" is false." (See e.g. 'dirty bomb', '102 MPs')

Starting my remarks at #DISINFO2022 on why news media sometimes can end up disseminating disinfo with a quote from Gaye Tuchman journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…  1/6
Beyond inadverdently disseminating disinfo bcs of business-as-usual editorial practices, there are also parts of the media (e.g. some pundits, broadcast hosts) who are parts of what @sobieraj called "outrage industry" - even when working for news media global.oup.com/academic/produ…  2/6
Whether as sources (for news reporters), guests/subjects (for hosts and pundits), or important users and advertiseres (for platforms) - or just doing their own thing - some domestic political elites sometimes contribute to mis- and disinfo problems academic.oup.com/book/26406  3/6
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ICYMI: Over the past 72 hours, @ChicagoThinker student journalists eviscerated the mainstream media at @UChiPolitics Disinformation Conference

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Seeking to bolster a familiar narrative, @DavidAxelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, convened a conference at @UChicago ironically titled, “Disinformation And The Erosion Of Democracy.”

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Axelrod invited a collection of all-stars from big media, big government, and big academia. Expecting a cozy echo chamber for the same hackneyed narratives they push as a profession, participants were woefully unprepared for what they encountered: students who think critically.
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1/ The Atlantic is partnering with @UChiPolitics for a three-day conference about disinformation, featuring conversations with @BarackObama and @JeffreyGoldberg, @mariaressa and @anneapplebaum, and more. Register for free and see the agenda. #Disinfo2022: disinfo2022.com/register
2/ The Atlantic’s @AdrienneLaF will speak with @semaforben and @davidaxelrod about the current era of political polarization and how partisan views color the way we process mis- and disinformation.
3/ @elcush will speak with @JacquieSMason of the Media Democracy Fund and @abbieasr, a researcher on misinformation and extremism on TikTok, about how conspiracy theories capture the mind.
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