Internet Archive to Help First Draft News Fact-Check Online and TV News
Internet Archive and First Draft News (both RAF grant partners) collaborate to verify information from TV news…
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New Foundation-Backed Working Group to Address Science and Evidence in Public Life
In response to a rapidly changing media landscape and an epidemic of misinformation and disinformation, Media Impact Funders—a member-supported network of funders using media and technology in the public interest—is organizing a new working group of funders committed to fostering robust public engagement with science, evidence and facts. The group…
Beyond “Just the Facts”
The American Press Institute’s Tom Rosenstiel on fact checking and journalism in a “post-truth” era…
ProPublica Launches Vital Signs Project for Health Care Information
Vital Signs, a new tool from ProPublica (RAF grant partner), collects important health care information in one easy-to-use place.
An Open Call for Ideas to Address Misinformation and Build Trust in Journalism
The Rita Allen Foundation joins funders seeking fresh ideas for improving the information ecosystem; submissions due April 3.
You’re More Powerful than You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen
A forthcoming book by Eric Liu of the Aspen Institute (RAF grant partner) explores citizen power and bottom-up strategies for making change.
Aspen Institute Releases Science & Civics Report
A new guide from the Aspen Institute (RAF grant partner) outlines actions for advancing scientific and civic literacy.
Digital Democracy Launches New York Site
Digital Democracy (RAF grant partner) has expanded its tools for tracking state legislatures to New York; Florida and Texas sites are coming soon.
American Press Institute Publishes Ethics Guidelines for Funding Media and News
The American Press Institute has issued new guiding principles for ethical philanthropic funding of nonprofit media.
MEDIASHIFT: Foundations Combat Fake News
A network of journalists, nonprofits, researchers and foundations have been investigating routes to weakening the influence of fake and misleading stories masquerading as news online. Now, following an election in which misinformation was highly visible, their work is taking on a new urgency. A two-part series by Elia Powers in MediaShift…