Algorithmically Amplified: Combatting Disinformation

According to a recent study, false news reports are 70% more likely to be retweeted than factually accurate reports and they reach recipients six times faster. Willow Bay, former network TV news & sports journalist and now Dean of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, talks with Anne Doyle about how to protect yourself and your organization from disinformation and misinformation. She highlights why people are susceptible to disinformation and the importance of being not only a conscious and critical consumer of content but an ethical creator as well. Anne is a member of the Global Board of the International Women's Forum and also hosts IWF'S Game Changers podcast. Each month she shares one of the interviews with an inspiring and influential IWF global leaders with POWER UP WOMEN listeners.