{"id":36045,"date":"2023-08-01T18:06:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/?post_type=policy&#038;p=36045"},"modified":"2024-05-28T14:29:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:29:23","slug":"go-local-combating-misinformation-through-media-policy-promoting-localism-and-diversity","status":"publish","type":"policy","link":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/policy\/go-local-combating-misinformation-through-media-policy-promoting-localism-and-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Local! Combating Misinformation Through Media Policy Promoting Localism and Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This paper explores how we should use media policy to mitigate disinformation and its impact on democracy. Bad-faith disinformation undermines democratic institutions, polarizes and antagonizes citizens against each other,&nbsp;and undermines efforts to nurture democratic values in the world. A major problem is that one of the most credible and most trustworthy sources of news and information \u2014 local news \u2014 is drying up. This paper reveals how we should learn from past policy choices to foster a news environment that serves the needs of all communities, particularly those that have historically been under-served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Go-Local_Public-Knowledge_August-2023.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Go-Local_Public-Knowledge_August-2023.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d048660b-ad03-494b-bd7c-9aa5a6d88df4\" href=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Go-Local_Public-Knowledge_August-2023.pdf\">Go-Local_Public-Knowledge_August-2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Go-Local_Public-Knowledge_August-2023.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d048660b-ad03-494b-bd7c-9aa5a6d88df4\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":36048,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[18,20],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-36045","policy","type-policy","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-papers-and-reports","category-pk-thinks","tag-content-moderation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Go Local! 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