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Tag: misinformation

A ballot drop box in Connecticut.
Posted inElection 2022

Wanted: Misinformation Officer

by Hugh McQuaid June 3, 2022, 5:00 amJune 2, 2022, 11:55 pm

As part of a campaign to mitigate the impact of misinformation on Connecticut elections, the secretary of the state’s office is recruiting for a new position to sift through social media and report election falsehoods before they go viral. The new post, called an election information security analyst, will pay $150,000 a year and was […]

Media literacy concept
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Our Kids Need Media Literacy Like Fish Need Water

Barth Keck by Barth Keck March 21, 2022, 4:45 amMarch 20, 2022, 8:27 pm
Dr. Ulysses Wu, covid-19 vaccine
Posted inPublic Health

Health Care System Resurrects COVID-19 Hotline

by Hugh McQuaid August 9, 2021, 4:20 pmAugust 9, 2021, 5:05 pm
A young woman gets her COVID-19 vaccine shot. (CTNewsJunkie Photo)
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | To Save Lives, We Must Fight Anti-Vaccine Misinformation

Barth Keck by Barth Keck July 26, 2021, 5:00 amAugust 3, 2021, 2:17 pm
Adam Niklewicz for the Center for Public Integrity
Posted inConsumer Watchdog

Spreading Vaccine Fears. And Cashing In.

by Liz Essley Whyte of the Center for Public Integrity June 10, 2021, 9:00 amJuly 14, 2021, 9:36 pm
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Vaccine Misinformation Poses the Greatest Danger

Barth Keck by Barth Keck April 19, 2021, 5:00 amApril 18, 2021, 9:47 pm
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | It Worked to Suppress Smoking; Now We Need an Anti-Misinformation Campaign

Barth Keck by Barth Keck January 26, 2021, 5:00 amMarch 9, 2021, 9:30 pm

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