What kind of news environment is being shaped by digital fragmentation? And what impact is it having on journalism? This three-minute animation summarizes research recently conducted on how fragmentation is impacting our polarized society and media literacy. It was screened at the World Editors Forum in Cartagena. The full study will be published soon.

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Ricardo Gandour is director of journalism at CBN News Radio Brazilian Network and associate professor of journalism at ESPM School, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Follow him @rgandour.