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Misinformation, trust, and personality in journalism: A conversation with Kai Kupferschmidt

Summary:

Science Magazine contributing writer Kai Kupferschmidt has "witnessed how social media — and the personalities who populate it — can impact the public’s ability to distinguish facts from fiction. Now, as a 2023-24 Knight Science Journalism Fellow, Kupferschmidt is digging deeper into those issues." In this interview, he discusses his plans for his MIT fellowship and his perspectives on misinformation and related issues.

Organization:

Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT

Author:

Noah Daly

Date:

January 23, 2024