Credibility Community Group created

The Credibility Community Group has been launched:
  http://www.w3.org/community/credibility/

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As concerns grow about the importance of credible information in news,
it has become increasingly necessary to develop broader consensus around
what makes information content credible amongst key providers. Another
key concern is how this credibility is communicated as content travels
around the web.

Simply rating a story as “credible” because it comes from trusted
providers is no longer enough; we believe that it is crucial for the
general public to understand what parts of a story are credible and why,
as well as how to communicate that credibility effectively.

Defining a set of standards for content credibility leverages the
expertise of a knowledgeable community, creating a growing foundation
upon which interested providers can make important decisions about how
we share and display information, regardless of what site it appears on.
The Credibility Working Group is an expect of effort started by Meedan
and Hacks/Hackers, and incubated at MisinfoCon, sometimes call
"Credibility Schema" or "Credibility Indicators" which aims to address
this challenge by convening journalists, scientists, designers,
librarians, platform representatives and others. We are a diverse,
interdisciplinary community committed to building better standards for
credibility on the web and improving our information ecosystems and
media literacy more broadly.

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To join:
  http://www.w3.org/community/credibility/join

If you do not have one already, you will need a W3C account to join:
  http://www.w3.org/accounts/request

This is a community initiative. W3C's hosting of this group does not
imply endorsement of the activities.

The group must now choose a chair:
 http://www.w3.org/community/about/faq/#how-do-we-choose-a-chair

For more information about getting started in the new group, see:
 http://www.w3.org/community/about/faq/#how-do-we-get-started-in-a-new-group

and good practice for running a group:
 http://www.w3.org/community/about/good-practice-for-running-a-group/

We invite you to share news of this new group in social media
and other channels.

If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires
the attention of the W3C staff, please email us at site-comments@w3.org

Thank you,
W3C Community Development Team

Received on Saturday, 28 October 2017 13:21:12 UTC