http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/04/01/april-fools-and-news-credibility/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:49:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/04/01/april-fools-and-news-credibility/comment-page-1/#comment-2399 Dan Gillmor Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:58:39 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/04/01/april-fools-and-news-credibility/#comment-2399 Seth, people should be skeptical of everything they read/view/hear. They should not, however, be equally skeptical of everything. That's where these institutions have a major advantage if they recognize it and handle it well. Seth, people should be skeptical of everything they read/view/hear. They should not, however, be equally skeptical of everything. That’s where these institutions have a major advantage if they recognize it and handle it well.

]]> http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/04/01/april-fools-and-news-credibility/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 The Churner Prize » Blog Archive » Welcome to The Churner Prize Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:06:21 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/04/01/april-fools-and-news-credibility/#comment-2398 [...] anonymous Twitter post picked up by Dan Gillmor yesterday sets the tone nicely for The Churner Prize: What I like about April Fool’s Day: one day [...] [...] anonymous Twitter post picked up by Dan Gillmor yesterday sets the tone nicely for The Churner Prize: What I like about April Fool’s Day: one day [...]

]]> http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/04/01/april-fools-and-news-credibility/comment-page-1/#comment-2397 Seth Finkelstein Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:45:14 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/04/01/april-fools-and-news-credibility/#comment-2397 Yes indeed. But the deep problem is that it is humanly impossible to investigate everything from first principles. We need institutions which encourage accuracy, because pitting marketers and demagogues againts busy people is not a good thing. Yes indeed. But the deep problem is that it is humanly impossible to investigate everything from first principles. We need institutions which encourage accuracy, because pitting marketers and demagogues againts busy people is not a good thing.

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