Welcome to TikTok 🎶: What started as a cringe platform for dance videos is now a forum for scientific health questions. Can journalism play a role in the space rife with disinformation? It’s proving harder than it looks. Sarah Krichel reports. Sarah is The Tyee's social media manager. Published Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. 

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/10/11/TikTok-Awkward-Dance-Canadian-Journalism/

Welcome to TikTok 🎶: What started as a cringe platform for dance videos is now a forum for scientific health questions. Can journalism play a role in the space rife with disinformation? It’s proving harder than it looks. Sarah Krichel reports. Sarah is The Tyee's social media manager. Published Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/10/11/TikTok-Awkward-Dance-Canadian-Journalism/

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