journalism
Bellingcat is transforming investigative journalism with open-sourced information
The independent news collective is teaching a new generation of journalists and citizens to spot the stories in plain sight.
Twitter turns to the hive mind for moderation via its Birdwatch program
The platform experiments with letting users decide what content needs flagging.
8 big thinkers to follow on social media in 2021
Journalists, doctors, and others you should know.
How Napoleon went from ‘cannibal’ to ‘Majesty’ in 20 days
Alexandre Dumas' famous anecdote about Fake News in the 1800s has a surprising twist.
This chart will tell you how biased your favorite news source is
Ad Fontes Media wants to educate readers on where to find reliable sources of news and lessen the heat from the political flame wars.
We can improve politics in America. Here’s how.
Here's how to have a healthier relationship with politics.
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Black News Channel to air 24-7 content ‘by’ and ‘for’ African Americans
It's the first American news channel to focus on African-American experiences.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: How the 24/7 news cycle compromises science
The race to be first in science journalism is hurting science.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: How science literacy can save us from the internet
If you understand when and how to ask questions, you possess an effective inoculation against charlatans.
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The more we see fake news, the more likely we are to share it
Research has found that previously encountered information feels more "fluent."
Trump’s been impeached — here’s what Harvard scholars believe will happen next
For the third time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives voted to impeach a sitting U.S. president.
86% of American 15-year-olds can’t distinguish fact from opinion. Can you?
The statistics for American adults aren't that much better.
Russia to replace Wikipedia with the ‘Great Russian Encyclopaedia’
The encyclopedia offers more "reliable" information than Wikipedia, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Political hashtags like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter make people less likely to believe the news
Nearly anything political is now branded with a catchy hashtag.
Fame-seeking mass shooters get more media coverage, study finds
Is it time media outlets stop publishing the names and photographs of mass shooters?
Too many people think satirical news is real
Americans' inability to agree on what is true and what is false is a problem for democracy.
Where the evidence of fake news is really hiding
When it comes to sniffing out whether a source is credible or not, even journalists can sometimes take the wrong approach.
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Bank loans at ‘unimaginable’ interest rates: How the Spanish press became corrupted
A new book from the former editor of El Mundo describes a culture of corruption in Spain's press. In exchange for favorable coverage of politicians and corporations, bribes.
How the media stokes compassion. And why it’s a double-edged sword.
Compassion is one of several news values that determine if a story is published.
The media won’t get less politicized. News consumers must get smarter.
How do you do justice to the truth in a headline-driven world?
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What’s wrong with the internet? We’d rather “display” than communicate.
Jonathan Rauch explains why the internet is so hostile to the truth, and what we can do to change that.
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YouTube sides with conservative Steven Crowder amid policy updates
YouTube's constantly changing hate speech and harassment policies beg the question: Where exactly is the line?
A.I. can now create fake videos of people from a single picture
Researchers advance machine learning to create videos of people from single stills and paintings.
Want to squelch fake news? Let the readers take charge
Study finds that readers are still the best judge of fake news and misinformation.
Opinion journalism keeps the lights on. But at what cost?
Opinion is more compelling than fact. That's tearing society apart.
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Why eating ice cream is linked to shark attacks
Why are soda and ice cream each linked to violence? This article delivers the final word on what people mean by "correlation does not imply causation."
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In 1999, David Bowie knew the internet would change the world
Musican. Actor. Fashion Icon. Internet Visionary?
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I reported the news in print and online. Here’s the difference.
Former NYTimes executive editor Jill Abramson dissects the big problem with internet news.
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“It’s all going down.” Why journalism is up in flames.
News doesn't sell. That's lethal to journalism – and democracy.
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