‘Forgotten’ PAYE freelances plead for Government support as Covid-19 crisis reaches three-month mark
“Forgotten” freelance journalists who work on PAYE contracts are begging the Government for support as the Covid-19 crisis approaches the…
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Doctors warn Covid-19 misinformation is harming patients as they call for infodemic crackdown
Frontline doctors have told of how Covid-19 misinformation on social media is endangering patients’ lives. Dr Megan Smith, a consultant…
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Youtube accused of ‘actively promoting misinformation’ as MPs grill social media giants on Covid-19 infodemic
A senior UK politician has accused Youtube of “actively promoting misinformation or dangerous information to people” through videos promoted on…
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Cancelled events due to Covid-19 cost Euromoney £9m, but pandemic fails to halt revenue growth
Euromoney’s half-year results show cancelled events due to Covid-19 are set to cost the UK-based business intelligence company £9.2m. But…
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Social media giants are failing to tackle more than 90 per cent of Covid-19 misinformation posts, a new study out…
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Jon Snow: There’s been a ‘fair amount of bullshit which needed probing’ during the pandemic
Jon Snow has said he hopes the news industry will be “a lot better than it was” when it emerges…
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Cash for conspiracies: How David Icke, ‘alternative’ media and tech giants make money from coronavirus conspiracies
David Icke has a theory about why Iran was badly hit by coronavirus in March. Sort of. “We have a…
By Fight the Infodemic: Press Gazette launches campaign as thousands voice concern over spread of Covid-19 conspiracies on social media
There are two pandemics raging across the world – and one risks being fuelled by the other. There is a…
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