The Covid-19 epidemic has profoundly changed the global economy and society, bringing all individuals and organizations into the VUCA era—an era of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity.
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Listen to Dr. Gagandeep Kang and her story in this episode of InfoFire, the fireside chat series from Information Matters. Dr. Kang takes us through her life’s journey, how her parents instilled the mandate to work, her passion for biology, and her student life at CMC Vellore, which shaped her thoughts and career.
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As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 instigates a new wave of pandemic travel restrictions and global lockdowns, hospitality workers, including hotel workers, continue to suffer.
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Within the last five years, disinformation and misinformation have become part of our common vernacular. These terms are often misunderstood, misused, or even used interchangeably. Clarifying definitions are critical in a world of increasingly high-stakes information sharing, and this is of particular importance for information professionals.
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Search engines are optimized around user engagement and we know that high engagement can be obtained using stories containing fear, hate, and conspiracies. This combination leads to search services being a fertile ground for spread of misinformation and harmful rhetoric.
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If you have kept even one eye (or ear) on the news coming out in the last couple of years, chances are you have heard about “misinformation” and “disinformation.”
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