Fighting Fake News. Banks, M. American Libraries, 48(3/4):18–21, April, 2017.
Fighting Fake News [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
The article discusses the author's views about how American libraries can lead the effort to combat fake news as of 2017, and it mentions media literacy in the U.S., as well as the ways that librarians can assist library patrons in accessing accurate information. According to a 2016 research report, a majority of adults in the U.S. receive their news in real time from online social media websites and services. Journalists in America are also assessed.
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	title = {Fighting {Fake} {News}},
	volume = {48},
	issn = {00029769},
	url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=121535269&lang=fr&site=ehost-live},
	abstract = {The article discusses the author's views about how American libraries can lead the effort to combat fake news as of 2017, and it mentions media literacy in the U.S., as well as the ways that librarians can assist library patrons in accessing accurate information. According to a 2016 research report, a majority of adults in the U.S. receive their news in real time from online social media websites and services. Journalists in America are also assessed.},
	number = {3/4},
	urldate = {2019-01-10},
	journal = {American Libraries},
	author = {Banks, Marcus},
	month = apr,
	year = {2017},
	keywords = {ACCURACY of information, CURRICULA (Courses of study), DECEPTION, FALSE news (Social media), INFORMATION literacy, JOURNALISTS -- United States, LIBRARIANS -- United States, LIBRARIES, LIBRARY users, MEDIA literacy, NEWSPAPERS, PRESS, PREVENTION, PUBLIC libraries, SEARCH engines, SOCIAL aspects, SOCIAL media \& society, STUDENTS, TEXAS, TRUST, UNITED States},
	pages = {18--21}
}

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