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Top Reporting Tips for Elections
A commitment to raising standards in journalism to the level of public expectations during election campaigns is more important than ever given the current situation, with fake news fueling waves of disinformation.Election coverage carries certain ri... -
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The FashionForwardNarratives: Empowering Sustainability - Local Action - Case Study
The idea behind the Local Action Plans for Trainers (actively engaged members of the TechSoup Community of Practice) is to apply their digital skills, knowledge, and connections into small-scale projects for their local communities. It’s a way to tra... -
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How to Solve the Equation: Elderly People + Social Media
More and more elderly people have access to mobile devices in their daily lives and participate in discussions in social media. This new environment allows them to make contacts, share interests and not spend their days in isolation. At the same time... -
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Digital Streams of Radicalization, Part I: How Radicalization and Disinformation Interact in the Online World
It is much more interesting to perceive radicalization as a process that begins earlier, when the practice of dialogue and compromise between people with different worldviews or values is abandoned. This is the approach proposed by Alexander Schmid,... -
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Cognitive Biases and Logic Pitfalls: Behind Reasoning and Decision-Making
Cognitive biases and logical fallacies are the silent influencers that mold our perceptions and shape our responses. Thus, knowledge and understanding of what these things are, can in fact contribute to a more critical and informed reading of any med... -
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The strongest tool in the fight against disinformation is critical thinking. How to apply it?
The ability for critical thinking helps us not to fall victim to disinformation and can be used as a tool to combat it. Disinformation can psychologically affect critical thinking by playing with our emotions. One such example may be the use of langu... -
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What to Pay Attention to When Shopping Online?
There are countless ways online buyers can fall victim to scams, especially as online shopping becomes more prevalent. The market is open for transactions on various less secure online platforms, where a single wrong click can lead to significant los... -
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Surviving Elections-Related Disinformation: The Case of South Africa
Globally, the year 2024 has been hailed as an extraordinary year – not just an election year, but rather the election year.This is because, for the first time in recent history and as reported by Democracy Without Borders, the electorate in over 70 c... -
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Mindfulness Online: Your Guide to Digital Well-Being
Healthier relationships with technology include not only nurturing a more balanced proportion of time spent online and offline, but also understanding our digital actions and equipping ourselves with knowledge on how to maintain a psychologically hea... -
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What makes your website attractive part 2 - Technical tips
Website templates or custom development? Do you even need the latter? If so, what do I need to pay attention to? What can you get out of templates? When it comes to security, is WordPress a good choice?In the second part of the What makes your websit...
