Can Fake News busters replace editors?

Bekerman, M

Abstract

In the debate about how to tackle the growing phenomenon of Fake News, much attention is devoted to countermeasures such as fact-checking or better media literacy, but less to the root cause of the problem. Considerable criticism focuses on the failures of contemporary journalism and how it under-performs in digital age, but not many want to admit that it is not journalism itself that is to blame but one of its aspects: the editorial process which has suffered greatly from digital convergence. The article surmises that fact-checking is a limited tool to tackle Fake News, and that ensuring proper editorial procedures in the digital context is the way to go forward.

Citation

Bekerman, M. (2017). Can Fake News busters replace editors?

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 27, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jul 28, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 28, 2017
• Journal: Westminster Media Forum Publications
• Pages: 70-71
• Publisher URL: http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/publication/tackling-fake-news-online-2017
• Related Public URLs: http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/; http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/publications/westminster_media_forum