![]() – Reveals who’s in charge, including possible conflicts of interest (5 pts) – Discloses ownership and financing (7.5 pts) – Handles the difference between news and opinion responsibly (12.5 pts) – Regularly corrects or clarifies errors (12.5 pts) – Gathers and presents information responsibly (18 pts) – Does not repeatedly publish false content (22 pts) The list of criteria, which each have different weights as they contribute to an overall score out of 100, are as follows: The company uses “human intelligence” (as opposed to artificial intelligence) – real employees – to provide ratings to each site based on a set of criteria it says is proven to give a fair analysis of a site’s credibility. The duo has hired a large team of journalists to assist NewsGuard in its mission, which has now expanded beyond the US to include the UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Italy, with Austria, Australia, and New Zealand launching in the near future. The founders are both accomplished journalists: Brill has launched a number of publications, including The American Lawyer and Journalism Online, and founded CourtTV (now TruTV) on top of being a former Newsweek and Reuters columnist Crovitz is a former editorial writer for and later publisher of The Wall Street Journal, and VP planning and development at Dow Jones he also led the creation of and chaired Factiva while at the company. The goal was to address the lack of tools for consumers, advertisers, brands, search engines, cybersecurity firms, and government intelligence agencies in identifying sites that spread blatant disinformation and misinformation on the web. ![]() NewsGuard was created in 2018 as an online tool for rating the credibility of all the news and information sites responsible for at least 95% of engagement in a given country. And for advertisers, that is programmatic advertising. You don’t know who wrote it, who financed it, or what their credibility is.Īccording to Steven Brill and L Gordon Crovitz, founders and co-CEOs of NewsGuard, that is the internet. Now picture walking into a different library: there are no shelves, there are no librarians, and instead a trillion pieces of paper are flying around. Picture walking into a library today: books are arranged on shelves according to subject matter magazines and newspapers are neatly ordered you can pick up a book and see from the book jacket who the author and publisher is best of all, a librarian is there to guide you through the browsing experience with additional information as needed. Tomorrow, the tour will move to Cape Town, and then Durban on Saturday, before concluding in East London on Sunday, 5 November.The Media Leader Interview NewsGuard CEOs Steven Brill and L Gordon Crovitz explain how programmatic advertising is funding Russian propaganda and healthcare hoax sites, and why social media platforms don’t want to use their services to stop its spread. He added that MTN stood firmly behind the Springboks, no matter the outcome of the match, and would continue to do so. ![]() He said that the people who sent their well-wishes through MTN platforms, participated in the MTN Gwijo challenge, or travelled to France, demonstrated a powerful spirit of unity and encouragement. Molapisi expressed his gratitude to the millions of South Africans who showed their fervent support for the the Springboks. “Our heartfelt appreciation goes too, to the Springbok coaches and management team, the South African Rugby Union and its technical team for enabling us to be in the action right alongside the Boks.” SA stood behind the Springboks And we thank you for it,” Molapisi continued. “Our longstanding partnership with the Springboks has been instrumental in driving significant social change over the years, touching the lives of South Africans from all walks of life.
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