Misinformation is often described as something that’s created and then spread, but increasingly, it’s shaped in real time through participation. In this episode of News Over Noise, Matt Jordan and Cory Barker talk with Kate Starbird about participatory disinformation and how online audiences help produce, remix, and amplify information as it moves, blurring the line between observer and actor. Drawing on her research, Starbird examines how these dynamics play out across politics, crises, and everyday online life, and what they reveal about the growing challenge of building a shared reality in a platform-driven media environment. More episodes: https://newsovernoise.org

News Over Noise explores the challenge of separating spin and click-bait from good journalism and why it matters. This podcast empowers our citizenry by giving listeners the tools they need to balance staying informed while protecting their well-being and the public good. News Over Noise is a co-production of WPSU and Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications.

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