@poniewozik Having taught #newsliteracy for over a decade, I assure you that the problem is not the public's inability to spot misinformation or disinformation but rather their disinclination to do so. The only solution is to teach young people early on the value of reliable information
@poniewozik Altering algorithms and online courses to help people spot fake news won't help. Here's a piece a did for @HarvardBiz online edition two years ago
hbr.org/2018/08/we-get…
@poniewozik @HarvardBiz here's what wont work
@poniewozik @HarvardBiz and here's what will but will take a long time -- which is why no one seems interested in funding it:
@poniewozik The curriculum developed by Howard Schneider at the Center for @NewsLiteracy at @SBUjournalism is now being adapted for and adopted by middle schools in NYC and on Long Island. It is the only answer to the problems present by second great communications revolution
@poniewozik @HarvardBiz The curriculum developed by Howard Schneider's Center for @NewsLiteracy
at @SBUjournalism that's now being adapted for and adopted by middle schools in NY is one of the first positively assessed curricula to address the problems present by second great communications revolution

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