When reading about the reckless assumptions on the tragedy in Norway covered in this post by Craig Silverman for CJR’s “Behind the News”, it seems prudent that the influential class would decry the lack of professionalism and demand forms of apology from Jeffrey Goldberg. But what does scolding and ethical posturing accomplish for the [...]
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Can Someone Say “Scoreboard”?
In keeping a close eye on the fact-checking movement as possible inputs or signals in our effort to determine author credibilities, and indirectly content veracity, it is transactions like this one between Glenn Beck and Politifact that begs the question: Why hasn’t anyone realized the need to keep a running tally when it comes to [...]
Even Broken Clocks Can Be Accurate…Occasionally
I recently became aware of a workshop on credibility called WICOW, or the Workshop on Information Credibility on the Web. There’s a lot of good research that’s being done here and it’s encouraging to see that its being included in the International World Wide Web Conference too. There is a consistent theme however, that I [...]
