Some platforms have increased human intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic
Taking fact-checking as a straightforward signal for accuracy proves difficult because determining accuracy itself is challenging
Not all “news” sites are as transparent about the fact that they republish press releases.
What aspects of diversity are most important to consider when it comes to ranking and recommending the news?
The first of two blog posts. Many news consumers are unclear about the practice of fact-checking, which is commonly used as a proxy for accuracy in journalism. Over the course of two blog posts, I’ll dig deeper into what fact-checking actually is, in practice, and what it aspires to be. The second blog post will […]
Exploring the challenge reporting on COVID-19 online amid breaking news cycles.
What challenges are there when attempting to incorporate fact-checking into news ranking systems that consider news quality?
Highly ranked stories, which might reward outlets financially, do not necessarily result in the production of quality journalism.
The NewsQ team recently participated in WikiConference North America, a four-day, 70-session conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that focused on information reliability and credibility.
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics will use NewsQ signals data to explore whether journalism ethics data can inform behavioral signals on journalism for platforms as well as the news industry.