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‘Post-truth’ media really is shifting the news agenda – and more subtly than it seems

September 3, 2017

Information overload fuels 'fake news': study

Proceed with caution. Gil C via Shutterstock Precious N Chatterje-Doody, University of Manchester As stories of Russian “information warfare” in various Western countries [...]

Facts versus feelings isn’t the way to think about communicating science

July 6, 2017

The message might not come through if you put all your communication eggs in one theoretical basket. buydeephoto/Shutterstock.com John Cook, George Mason University and [...]

The “Post-Truth” Problem: The Causes and the Solution

November 25, 2016

Anyone paying attention to the 2016 US Presidential election knows that there was more heat than light. This was reflective of a deep problem within the culture: a degrading [...]

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Post-Truth

‘Post-truth’ media really is shifting the news agenda – and more subtly than it seems

Facts versus feelings isn’t the way to think about communicating science

The “Post-Truth” Problem: The Causes and the Solution