Cracking the code to cut back misinformation Balancing freedom of expression with targeting misinformation is an ongoing challenge, the approaches to tackle it highly variable. 360info · Jan 15, 2023
Journalists step in where platforms have no answers Google and Facebook are hoping to improve their news algorithms to provide a more balanced view. Media industry initiatives could have the solution they need. 360info · Jan 15, 2023
Defunding the disinformation money machine Disinformation is a profitable business, and one of the most effective ways to slow its spread is to take away the advertising money unwittingly funding it. 360info · Jan 15, 2023
Misinformation won’t go away, but media literacy can help fight it Misinformation won’t disappear, but teaching the community to spot it can strip the falsehoods of their power. 360info · Jan 15, 2023
Indonesia’s misinformation program undermines more than it teaches Indonesia’s government has funded a thorough media literacy program. But rather than stopping misinformation, it may serve to undermine independent thought. 360info · Jan 15, 2023
Ubiquitous and mysterious, algorithms are ruling our lives Algorithms hugely impact our consumption of news, media and much more but very little is known about how they do it. 360info · Jan 15, 2023
India’s tangled web of misinformation lies A mysterious app, a viral hoax and political rivals engaging in misinformation mudslinging — India is in the grips of a fake news epidemic. 360info · Jan 15, 2023
Gates, Fauci and the NWO: inside Australia’s far-right silos Misinformation has found a home with conspiracy theorists, some exploiting political divisions and others convinced of its truth. 360info · Jan 15, 2023
Best of Interactives 2022 A look back at some of our most popular data-driven stories of 2022. 360info · Jan 10, 2023
Special Report: Cities after colonialism Cities in former colonies are now among the biggest and fastest-growing in the world and need to be prepared for unpredictable futures. 360info · Jan 9, 2023
Sex workers and the city: The fight for rights Organisation and solidarity are critical to ensuring the rights of sex-workers. 360info · Jan 8, 2023
How not to build a tourism city Despite its aesthetic appeal, the Iranian resort Majara is poised to be a sore point among local residents. 360info · Jan 8, 2023
A city's hope, despair and anger on big screen Mrinal Sen’s films on Kolkata are a nuanced reading of middle-class hopes and aspirations in post-colonial India. 360info · Jan 8, 2023
How migrant entrepreneurs find their way in South Africa The pros and cons of the informal economy and how migrant business spaces are initiated and expanded. 360info · Jan 8, 2023
360info · Jan 8, 2023 Kolkata's domestic workers left insecure Cities cannot function without domestic workers in India but their employment conditions remain precarious.
360info · Jan 8, 2023 Bland warehouses hide the heart of a city What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic.
360info · Jan 8, 2023 Black days ahead if coal city does not change Unsafe and disaster-prone, extractive towns are still attractive to migrant workers.
360info · Jan 8, 2023 Searching for an Asian alternative to the colonial city Cities in South and Southeast Asia share many characteristics and can learn from each other’s history, development trajectories and experiences.
360info · Jan 8, 2023 Indonesia’s capital move mirrors the Dutch Leaving behind the troubled capital city is not a new development in Indonesia’s history.
360info · Jan 8, 2023 Town planners sidelined in Dhaka's development Depoliticised planning in Dhaka has meant a shift away from professional planners and public concerns.
360info · Jan 8, 2023 Sprawling Kolkata's tall order for a sustainable future Colonial planning was about attracting people to Kolkata, post-colonial planning is more about crisis management.
360info · Jan 8, 2023 How riots formed Kolkata's ghettos Communal violence has led to clear territorial demarcation of space, access, and resources, marking the everyday experience of minority citizenship in Kolkata.
360info · Jan 3, 2023 Six charts to explain rights of nature Maps and charts showing the progress of laws to protect rights of nature show that countries are taking different approaches to saving ecosystems.
360info · Jan 3, 2023 The need for better protection of Malaysia’s forests Learning from past experience, the government moves to fortify existing legislation to prevent exploitation and destruction of rainforests.
360info · Jan 3, 2023 Rights of nature The idea that nature — forests , rivers, mountains — could have rights, in the same way that human rights, or corporate rights exist has been building momentum.