Facebook India is employing fact-checkers to flush out fake news ahead of the 2019 general elections. With Indians using social media as a key source of news, they're coming to expect greater checks and balances to reduce the likelihood of sharing content that is false or pernicious.

The New York Times is expanding on their 2018 campaign ‘the truth is worth it’ with the activation ‘the truth is local’. As people trust local news more than national affairs, the campaign shows the impact of journalistic reporting on local communities across New York’s five boroughs.

Where once experts were regarded as symbols of authority and respect, today they are overshadowed by influencers, personal opinions, and instant gratification. Canvas8 spoke to Dr. Tom Nichols, to find out the reasons and impacts behind the era of self-proclaimed experts.

Young people are consuming the news in vastly different ways to generations before them, but news brands still don’t know how to speak to them. How can young people get the information they need to be informed citizens and is it time to rethink what news means for the next generation?