4. Tinbergen’s ‘fake news’
• Combination of memorable image, striking
claims, active authors = misreading of facts
• Harvard shop starts selling stickers – even
though there is no evidence of it working –
original disputed experiment was with moving
bird silhouette
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7. Why fake news is good news
• Makes mainstream media look good
• Improves ratings and subscriptions
• Forces the social networks to be responsible
• Creates a debate about information & news
• Increases news literacy
• Wake up call to wider set of problems
19. SaaS (Stories as a Service)
• Connect – be accessible and present on all platforms
• Curate – help users to good content where ever it is
• Be relevant – use users’ language and ‘listen’ creatively
with data
• Be expert – add value, insight, experience, context
• Be truthful – fact checking, balance, accuracy
• Be human – show empathy, diversity, constructive
• Transparency – show sources, be accountable, allow
criticism
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21. Public service as ‘subscription’
• Data = listening, but for what purpose?
• Personalisation = relevance, but who decides?
• Follow up/interactivity/notification =
relationship – but what for?
• Deepening/localising = value added, but
whose values?
• Subscription funnel/membership: but what
values shape your strategy?