Limits on marketing cigarettes may be undercut by user-generated YouTube videos. A study of adolescents finds it's possible to counteract such pro-tobacco videos with a corrective message.
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![APPC Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson on CNN's Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter, March 5, 2017.](https://cdn.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/KHJ-on-CNN-Reliable-Sources-2017-03-05_1_slider-360x144.png)
Jamieson Offers New Name for Fake News: ‘Viral Deception’ or VD
On CNN's "Reliable Sources," APPC Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson proposed a new term for made-up stories or "fake news": "Viral deception" or VD.
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Framing by Political Advocacy Groups May Jeopardize Public Understanding of Zika
The public’s ability to understand the dangers posed by Zika virus may be jeopardized by advocacy groups linking the virus with culturally charged issues such as illegal immigration and global warming, the authors of a new study warn.
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FactCheck.org to Work With Facebook on Exposing Viral Fake News
FactCheck.org, the nonpartisan consumer advocate for voters, is among several fact-checking organizations that will work with Facebook in helping to identify and label viral fake news stories flagged by readers.
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Adolescents in the Digital Age: Special Journal Issue Focuses on Health
The journal Media and Communication has published a special issue on "Adolescents in the Digital Age: Effects on Health and Development," edited by APPC research director Dan Romer.
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People Using Social Media While Viewing Debates Learn Less About the Candidates
People watching presidential debates on TV learn less about the candidates if they are simultaneously following social media such as Facebook and Twitter than debate viewers who aren’t using social media at the same time, a study has found.
NASY data indicate no negative relationship between Facebook use and grades for high school or college students
Recent news reports that stated the use of the social networking site, Facebook, hurts students’ grades in school are contradicted by recent results from the National Annenberg Survey of Youth (NASY) and previous data collected by Eszter Hargittai of Northwestern University. Results were published in the online journal, First Monday, after a fast-tracked peer-review process.