Dave Fleet

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The Power of Prebunking: Managing Disinformation in the Social Media Age

Dave Fleet

Fact-checks are unlikely to reach everyone who was exposed to the initial misinformation, as fake news travels farther and faster online than factual information. This could include reputable news outlets, academic institutions, or independent fact-checking organizations. Getting people to believe fact-checks is challenging.

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50 Great Apps for Your iPad

Dave Fleet

Great way to save multi-task while travelling. Pulse News Reader – This app alone has doubled how much news I consume. Pulse News Reader – This app alone has doubled how much news I consume. BBC News – Great mobile interface for catching up on the latest news. Social Networking.

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25 Suggestions For How To Use Twitter

Dave Fleet

Research destinations – Travelling somewhere? Stay on top of news – Follow news-related accounts, both traditional and non-traditional – to stay up-to-date with news in your area and your industry. Find local events – Watch for interesting events that your connections are attending.

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Newsflash: PR is Not Easy, Cheap or Quick

Dave Fleet

All together, fifty news magazines to inform lead opinion makers. It’s a struggle to get attention from even local tier one media in many cases, when travel budgets are low and conferences are a dime a dozen. They’ll be talking about the start of the conference Wednesday and interviewing major photogenic principals [.]

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Paternity Leave in a Pandemic

Dave Fleet

The COVID-19 pandemic obviously threw all of our plans out of the window, so rather than traveling with our kids as we planned, we bubbled with my in-laws and hunkered down for most of my leave. Paternity leave in 2020 looked nothing like what I thought it would be. Not that anyone’s 2020 is what they imagined. Lesson 4: Be present.

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Paternity Leave in a Pandemic

Dave Fleet

The COVID-19 pandemic obviously threw all of our plans out of the window, so rather than traveling with our kids as we planned, we bubbled with my in-laws and hunkered down for most of my leave. Paternity leave in 2020 looked nothing like what I thought it would be. Not that anyone’s 2020 is what they imagined. Lesson 4: Be present.

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Digital is facing a Trust Crisis

Dave Fleet

While social media usage surged over the last six months during the pandemic, and people continue to use it as a news source , there is an ever-widening trust gap between the number of people using social media and their trust in what they see on those platforms. But none have sunk as low as social media.

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