DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT COMMITTEE
15 September 2017
Fake news inquiry update
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has agreed to continue the predecessor Committee’s work on fake news. All the written evidence submitted to the previous Committee’s inquiry will be considered and any further submissions will be welcomed.
The scope of the continued inquiry remains the same and is set out below:
The Committee invites further written submissions addressing the following points:
1. What is 'fake news'? Where does biased but legitimate commentary shade into propaganda and lies?
2. What impact has fake news on public understanding of the world, and also on the public response to traditional journalism? If all views are equally valid, does objectivity and balance lose all value?
3. Is there any difference in the way people of different ages, social backgrounds, genders etc use and respond to fake news?
4. Have changes in the selling and placing of advertising encouraged the growth of fake news, for example by making it profitable to use fake news to attract more hits to websites, and thus more income from advertisers?
Read the full terms of reference of the previous inquiry: 'Fake news'
The Committee expects to begin oral evidence in this inquiry towards the end of 2017.
15 September 2017
Fake news inquiry update
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has agreed to continue the predecessor Committee’s work on fake news. All the written evidence submitted to the previous Committee’s inquiry will be considered and any further submissions will be welcomed.
The scope of the continued inquiry remains the same and is set out below:
The Committee invites further written submissions addressing the following points:
1. What is 'fake news'? Where does biased but legitimate commentary shade into propaganda and lies?
2. What impact has fake news on public understanding of the world, and also on the public response to traditional journalism? If all views are equally valid, does objectivity and balance lose all value?
3. Is there any difference in the way people of different ages, social backgrounds, genders etc use and respond to fake news?
4. Have changes in the selling and placing of advertising encouraged the growth of fake news, for example by making it profitable to use fake news to attract more hits to websites, and thus more income from advertisers?
Read the full terms of reference of the previous inquiry: 'Fake news'
The Committee expects to begin oral evidence in this inquiry towards the end of 2017.