How to Develop a Well-Informed Public in Australia?
Facts
Fake News
Rumours
Alternative Facts
False Sources
"Trolls"
Difficult to have a well informed public
Public
Create their own opinions
Gain Information From:
Pranks
Public in the dark
Don't watch the news
Don't listen to the radio
Fake News
Media
Trustworthy?
Truth
Trusting the journalists to tell the truth
Hatred for outcome/people
Forming opinions from their actions
Biased opinions?
Credibility
Editing/Telling of a Story
Manipulation
Controlling what you see
Focus on what they want you to see
Making one piece of info seem like another
Same path of only listening to the media
Some go against the flow
Älternate facts
Reason
Medical Studies
News Channels
Live feeds
Journalists post stories
Post Stories online
Fastest way to get the stories out to public
Stories retweeted
TV Broadcasts
Radio
Word of Mouth
Interpretation of news
Form opinions with no facts
Scared to lead by power
Public #
Don't want to be ruled by power
Some get wrong info
Bias
Rupert Murdoch
Distraction Stories
"Fluffy Stories"
Serious/Scary Stories
Korean Nukes
Trump and World War 3
Scared of the media/world
Professionals Editing
Fact Checking
Wikileaks
Views/Interpretation
Do the public want to hear the truth?
Does the public care?
Owns 70%
News
Social Media
TV
Newspaper
Dying art form
Increasingly popular
High School
Celebrities
Claiming their news is real
Fastest way to get news out to the public
Sometimes full of errors
Spelling
Facts
News Cycle
New story comes out
Paper less popular
Paper becoming thinner
Updates in a week
Updates in a month
Any new leads later?
Impact on Public
positive
negative
Shedding light on important subjects
Exposing illegal activity
Expressing the wrong view
Cultures
Muslims = all are terrorists
Disabilites
Autistic people
Jumping to conclusions on a crime
Animal cruelty wins
Innocent has been framed
Don't wait till all info has been revealed
How to fix it?
Monitor system
Web controlled
Algorithms to to stop the flood of fake news/websites
Germany
Fines if found
Filters out false news
International Fact Checking Network (IFCN)
User flag articles they believe are false
Articles go to IFCN for fact checking
Doesn't prevent sharing or deleting of false news
Tag on article preventing it from popping up on your feed
Pop ups
Downloadable software
For companies and public to use
Pro tip icon
Tips on surfing for research
Sound the alarm when you click on a fake news site