Regional and local media outlets have much more credibility than news organizations
placed at a national level, according to polls. In a context fueled by the spread of …

In recent years, the growing importance of platforms for producing, sharing, and consuming
news has been evident. However, several challenges associated with this growth have …

Misinformation is a complex and urgent sociotechnical problem that requires meaningful
governance, in addition to technical efforts aimed at detection or classification and …

Local journalism has suffered major transformations as traditional business models collapse
and habits of news consumption change. A lack of funding and successive economic crises …

The recent COVID-19 health crisis has shone a spotlight on disinformation as the circulation
of false information became more and more prominent. What the World Health Organization …

This paper aims to foster the debate on Media Literacy (ML) projects with a focus on
disinformation. We analyse initiatives carried out locally in Portugal, considering the …

In recent crises, domestic and international discussions on national security and resilience
have been marked by significant concern about information disorders eroding societal trust …

Local journalism plays an important role in the sha** of nearby communities, being
relevant for participation. However, local media have been especially affected by the crisis of …

A desinformação não é um fenômeno novo. Ainda assim, nos últimos anos, a vitória dos
apoiantes do Brexit (Britan exit–Saída do Reino Unido da União Europeia) no Reino Unido …

After a significant surge of active fact‐checking organisations over the past decade, fact‐
checkers now operate in more than 100 countries. Although the fact‐checking movement is …