Google, Facebook and other tech firms joined global news organizations in an initiative aimed at identifying "trustworthy" news sources, in the latest effort to combat online misinformation. Microsoft and Twitter also agreed to participate in the "Trust Project" with some 75 news organizations to tag news stories which meet standards for ethics and transparency. Each online platform will develop "trust indicators" to help readers "assess whether news comes from a credible source they can depend on," Lehrman added. Other funding comes from Google, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Democracy Fund and the Markkula Foundation. - 'Authoritative journalism' -Google, Twitter and Facebook have come under fire for allowing the spread of bogus news -- some of which was directed by Russia -- ahead of the 2016 US election and in other countries.

Source: dna November 17, 2017 07:43 UTC