Diversity, Trust & Credibility

America’s newsrooms should be reporting their diversity numbers, and this proposal might finally encourage them to be more transparent

April 29, 2022 — 1 Comment

Media Literacy, Trust & Credibility

National News Literacy Week starts on Monday, and it’s an opportunity improve your news literacy skills

January 23, 2022 — 0 Comments

Media Literacy, Trust & Credibility

Media literacy is crucial for anyone who uses a digital device. It should be an educational priority in K-12 schools.

June 11, 2021 — 0 Comments

Diversity, Training, Trust & Credibility

A major failure of U.S. media organizations has been their inability (or unwillingness) to diversify their reporting staffs

March 18, 2021 — 0 Comments

Media Institute, Media Literacy, Trust & Credibility

Join us to improve media literacy and fight ‘disinformation’ by making an end-of-the-year donation to the Institute for Media and Public Trust at Fresno State

December 28, 2020 — 0 Comments

fake news, Media Literacy, Trust & Credibility

Fake News 101: Here’s the difference between ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation.’ We also discuss how ‘bots’ drive false news on social media.

November 23, 2020 — 0 Comments

fake news, Media Literacy, Trust & Credibility

In this digital age, too many lack even the most basic media literacy tools

March 1, 2020 — 0 Comments

fake news, Trust & Credibility

Journalism prof offers his take in Forbes Magazine on news outlets that he ranks as ethical and trustworthy

June 22, 2019 — 0 Comments

fake news, Trust & Credibility

Here’s how you can be a smart news consumer, and not get trapped by those trying to deceive you with ‘fake news’

April 25, 2019 — 4 Comments

fake news, Trust & Credibility

On a February evening at Fresno State, national journalists gathered for a memorable discussion on the future of journalism

February 28, 2019 — 1 Comment