Month: February 2012
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New America report on countering misperceptions
Yesterday, the New America Foundation Media Policy Initiative released a report (PDF) that I co-authored with Jason Reifler titled “Misinformation and Fact-checking: Research Findings from Social Science.” The report reviews academic research on misperceptions and makes recommendations for how to most effectively correct them. Reifler and I summarize the report and our recommendations in a
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New at CJR: The elusive hunt for the ‘real Romney’
I have a new column up at CJR on the causes and consequences of the media’s search for a candidate’s true self: Though he launched his first run for president more than five years ago, Mitt Romney is still widely seen as an enigmatic figure. With opponents for the GOP presidential nomination raising questions about
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Counterterrorism official smears drone strike critics
After going dormant for a while, attacks on dissent against the Obama administration have returned. As Salon’s Glenn Greenwald points out, a “senior American counterterrorism official” suggested that critics of US drone strikes in Pakistan want to help Al Qaeda (emphasis added): British and Pakistani journalists said Sunday that the C.I.A.’s drone strikes on suspected