Mediagazer: API is building a real-time network of local news decision-makers who will communicate with newsrooms to combat misinformation during the 2020 election (American Press Institute)

11:20 PM ET, March 15, 2020

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American Press Institute:

API is building a real-time network of local news decision-makers who will communicate with newsrooms to combat misinformation during the 2020 election — Voters get information about candidates, issues and the mechanics of their elections from an increasingly vast media ecosystem …

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