Hong Kong Free Press is proud to have gained the Trust Project hallmark – the first global transparency standard that proves a news outlet’s commitment to original reporting, accuracy, inclusion, and fairness. Throughout this year, HKFP has been publicly disclosing and expanding its ethical policies, standards, reporting and corrections guidelines to adhere to the eight […]
Hong Kong Free Press is proud to have gained the Trust Project hallmark – the first global transparency standard that proves a news outlet’s commitment to original reporting, accuracy, inclusion, and fairness. Throughout this year, HKFP has been publicly disclosing and expanding its ethical policies, standards, reporting and corrections guidelines to adhere to the eight […]
A new effort to promote internet and media literacy by Microsoft has shown promising results in the fight against online misinformation. The tech company worked with the nonprofit Trust Project late last year to create short advertisements directing viewers to a list of ways to quickly distinguish reliable news sources from sites peddling falsehoods and conspiracy theories. After seeing the list, people expressed greater confidence in their ability to spot misinformation themselves. New regulations are frequently floated as a solution to the problem of online misinformation but researchers say media literacy could be an even more practical and effective strategy.