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Episode 13: The Misinformation Age

Episode 13: The Misinformation Age

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon


Episode 13: The Misinformation Age

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Professor Brian Southwell explains why people tend to believe false information and discusses strategies for correcting the public perception of misinformation. Southwell is a professor of Mass Communication at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Released:
Dec 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network’s weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/nojargon.