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This Library Takes an Indigenous Approach to Categorizing Books

Sydney Worth

March 22, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver

Reconsidering the ways in which subject headings sort and present knowledge can help address systemic racism. The X̱wi7x̱wa Library at the University of British Columbia is rethinking the way libraries organize and place value on different forms of knowledge. By eschewing the Dewey Decimal Classification, which obscures and relegates indigenous literature to folklore, the library catalogs work geographically and by the name of the indigenous community. Librarians assist visitors, creating a welcoming atmosphere and forming relationships with communities and individuals.

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Students In Ukraine Learn How To Spot Fake Stories, Propaganda And Hate Speech

Sasha Ingber

March 22, 2019 |

NPR |

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Response Location: Ukraine, Mariupol

In Ukraine, IREX has developed its Listen to Discern program, which trains students how to separate fact from fiction and overall media literacy. Through methods like reverse image searching and photo forensics, teachers have integrated media literacy into all aspects of the classroom. Research found that students who completed the training were better able to root out false information, hate speech, and propaganda.

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With vast records of police misconduct now public, California news outlets are collaborating instead of competing

Joshua Benton

March 20, 2019 |

Nieman Lab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

More than 30 California news organizations collaborated to gain access to, and publish news stories about, previously secret police disciplinary cases. Filing more than 1,100 records requests with more than 600 law enforcement agencies, members of the California Reporting Project leveraged each others' resources rather than competing to tackle the massive reporting project made possible by a new state transparency law. The collaboration is an example of local and regional partnerships that have helped a struggling news industry still cover local and state government news.

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Police accountability: Statewide media coalition pushing hard to acquire police records

Sukey Lewis Thomas Peele Alex Emslie

March 19, 2019 |

San Jose Mercury News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A new California law requiring that police departments make public their records of police officers' misconduct revealed numerous cases that had not been known before. Police unions and state and local governments sought protection in the courts from having to disclose the records, but when they lost those challenges the records began coming out. The California Reporting Project formed as a coalition of news organizations statewide that have teamed up to make full use of the new transparency law. The project filed hundreds of records requests seeking more disclosures.

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Anti-vaxx propaganda has gone viral on Facebook. Pinterest has a cure

Julia Carrie Wong

February 21, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Correcting "data voids," which provide the space for conspiracies to flourish online, requires online platforms to take active measures against misinformation. In the face of digital marketing incentive structures and biases in search algorithms, scientific journals can’t produce enough content to dispel assumptions of false equivalency between science and propaganda, creating a data gap. Pinterest is currently one of the few companies trying to correct this imbalance between settled science and misinformation campaigns characteristic of many online social media platforms.

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In Detroit, one organization is schooling Muslims on racial justice

Aysha Khan

February 20, 2019 |

Religion News Service |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

In a movement that started from a trending hashtag on Twitter - #BeingBlackandMuslim - scholars and activists around the country are working to reduce stereotypes about Black Muslims. Organizations that arose from the movement now compile toolkits, syllabi, and other educational materials about being Black and Muslim in America, and how stereotypes and racism is perpetuated both within and outside religious communities.

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The Spread of Fake News Has Had Deadly Consequences in Mexico. Meet the People Trying to Stop It.

Mark Oprea

February 15, 2019 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: Mexico

Independent journalists and upstart news organizations in Mexico have banded together to counter potentially deadly or disruptive fake news with a highly organized fact-checking campaign calling itself Verificado. Besides debunking hundreds of false political rumors in the 2018 elections, the coalition has fact-checked the sort of fake news that has prompted mobs to carry out hundreds of lynchings. One WhatsApp fact-verifying account enabling anyone to submit requests for debunking stories has been used extensively by mostly young readers.

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Can old-fashioned journalism combat fake news?

Eoin O'Carroll

February 07, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Human-based fact checking offers a more dynamic and thorough way to determine the credibility of news outlets than the use of machine learning software. Although humans are still prone to implicit biases, NewsGuard’s model of employing a team of human fact-checkers to rate news websites pushes back against the tendency of algorithms to disseminate false or misleading content. A user-installed plug-in offers details about the credibility and transparency of over 2,000 websites.

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Sisterhood Is Powerful

Teresa Fazio

February 01, 2019 |

Foreign Policy |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Berga, Kalmar County

In November 2017 the Swedish army had their own #MeToo movement: "called #givaktochbitihop, which loosely translates to 'stand at attention and bite the bullet.'” A group of about 50 female sailors formed a group supporting one another called GRYM, an acronym that in Swedish stands for Community, Recruitment, Career guidance, and Mentorship. They support anyone who needs guidance in reporting or healing, and they normalize the subject of sexual assault in everyday conversation. Members of the Navy testify to how the group has helped bring about cultural change amongst the ranks.

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In Baltimore, the future of film culture is an old-school video store

Brandon Soderberg

January 30, 2019 |

The Outline |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Where rental stores couldn’t compete, non-profits step in to preserve physical media in the digital age. Despite promises of unlimited access to media, online streaming services have actually reduced the variety of films available to their subscribers. In contrast to the vagaries of digital streaming business models, Beyond Video in Baltimore looks to members, donors, and volunteers to grow and maintain a lending library—already larger than the Netflix catalog—invested in promoting film culture and history.

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