FIR #519: Is Misinformation Biased Against You?
About this episode
The episode discusses the bias in misinformation and its implications for the PR industry.
We have known about media bias effect for decades: the belief that the media is biased against your side of a debate. New research finds that the same belief applies to misinformation. While the research was focused on political issues, the underlying cause applies equally to misinformation about brands, companies, and business issues. In this short midweek episode, Neville and Shel find that the PR industry has not yet acknowledged the phenomenon, which requires strategies to address it. Links from this episode: Think the Media’s Biased Against You? You Probably Think Misinformation Is, Too The Hostile Media Effect The Influence of Hostile Media Perceptions on Misinformation Beliefs and Sharing Hostile Media Effects on Twitter, Social Identity, and Media Bias Perceptions Fake News Has Real Effects on Consumer Demand The Impact of Fake News on Consumer Behavior and Market Outcomes Political Identity, Media Trust, and Susceptibility to Misinformation The next monthly, long-form episode of FIR will drop on Monday, June 29. We host a Communicators Zoom Chat most Thursdays at 1 p.m. ET. To obtain the credentials needed to participate, contact Shel or Neville directly, request…
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