Post by account_disabled on Dec 24, 2023 5:49:26 GMT
Given the inexhaustible source of information that circulates on the Internet and social networks, Google knows that it has become essential to have mechanisms that allow data to be verified . This need is even more of a priority with the pandemic and the issue of vaccination. Google is aware of the role that journalists and the media play in this regard, which is why the Google News Initiative launched a $3 million Open Fund in January to support initiatives that promote fact-checking. and to combat "fake news." The company received more than 309 applications from 74 different countries , but only eleven have been chosen after an extensive selection process, carried out by a team made up of 17 people and a jury of experts.
These projects have stood out for their attempt to reach underrepresented audiences, as well as for exploring new fact-checking formats and applying impact measurement strategies," they highlight in Google's Phone Number List press release . The 11 initiatives chosen Thus, for example, we find Africa Check , which will produce a series of interactive radio plays in Senegal and Nigeria ; Agência Lupa, which will cover the Brazilian “information deserts” through local radio stations and digital influencers; Aleteia, I.Media and Verificat.cat, which together with a scientific committee will create a database with verifications of erroneous information, or Chequeado , whose objective is to reach older people , indigenous populations and young people aged 18 to 26 .
For its part, Escenario Tlaxcala intends to distribute fact-checking content in Mexico, while Katadata will do the same in Indonesia thanks to the help of the Indonesian Traditional Wet Market Merchants Association (Asparindo). In Uruguay, it will be the newspaper that will fight against misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine, and in Spain those chosen with Servimedia and Maldita.es , which have their focus more on people with disabilities in the country. The final three are Stuff , which will collaborate with M?ori Television and Pacific Media Network to fact-check misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine in New Zealand; The Quint , which from India will create a community network of rural women and share fact checks, and Univision.
These projects have stood out for their attempt to reach underrepresented audiences, as well as for exploring new fact-checking formats and applying impact measurement strategies," they highlight in Google's Phone Number List press release . The 11 initiatives chosen Thus, for example, we find Africa Check , which will produce a series of interactive radio plays in Senegal and Nigeria ; Agência Lupa, which will cover the Brazilian “information deserts” through local radio stations and digital influencers; Aleteia, I.Media and Verificat.cat, which together with a scientific committee will create a database with verifications of erroneous information, or Chequeado , whose objective is to reach older people , indigenous populations and young people aged 18 to 26 .
For its part, Escenario Tlaxcala intends to distribute fact-checking content in Mexico, while Katadata will do the same in Indonesia thanks to the help of the Indonesian Traditional Wet Market Merchants Association (Asparindo). In Uruguay, it will be the newspaper that will fight against misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine, and in Spain those chosen with Servimedia and Maldita.es , which have their focus more on people with disabilities in the country. The final three are Stuff , which will collaborate with M?ori Television and Pacific Media Network to fact-check misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine in New Zealand; The Quint , which from India will create a community network of rural women and share fact checks, and Univision.