“Arizona John” Burke perfected the art of hype converting a bison hunter into a symbol of national...
Journalism
A philosopher unpacks the ‘ethics of belief’ for an age awash in bad information. Introduction The impact...
How a handful of newspapers covered the same event in 1904. Big events all over the world...
The survey shows a stark difference between how Americans view national versus local media. Polling released Wednesday...
In the old days, analysis that provided a point of view was explicitly labeled as “commentary.” Introduction...
Whatever your age, you can be a critically news-literate person. Like many citizens around the world, you...
He understood political corruption was about a warped system, not just immoral politicians. Voters are in a...
What’s true and what’s not? An expert in media literacy explains how to evaluate information. Introduction Have...
After witnessing the bloody struggle with Japan, he thought the public should face the ‘cruel’ facts. Betio,...
One problem contributing to the perception of bias is the blurred lines between news and opinion. Another...
Many people define ‘bias’ as ‘anything that doesn’t agree with me.’ But are the news media really...
Equipping individuals with knowledge and empathy to engage in productive dialogue. With so many media outlets in...
Heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other...
Whether it is the war in Ukraine or other devastating news, people find it hard to sustain...
Negativity bias is the tendency to give far more attention to negative details than positive ones. Imagine...
The term “yellow journalism” originated during the circulation battles between Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst. Introduction Yellow...
It was a tabloid-like publication, with lurid coverage of murders, Wild West outlaws, and sport. Introduction The National...
Established news media have played a vital role in mainstreaming radical right actors and their beliefs. The...
How six conservative media moguls hindered America and Britain from entering World War II and enabled Hitler....
Freelancing involves creating, editing and revising projects such as blog posts, digital art and other sharable content...
The news can take a mental and psychological toll on a person. Introduction It began with a...
How can we stay (reasonably) anxiety-free when the media bombards us with stressful headlines? It may seem...
Tregaskis observed a few changes in the naval air war since the last time he had been...
When news outlets also publish so-called ‘native advertising,’ their journalistic reputations suffer. Introduction Mainstream news media outlets...
Israeli forces interrogated Palestinian journalists about their work, then hit them with trumped-up charges. By Yuval AbrahamJournalist...
Complaints go beyond concerns about selective facts or obvious partisanship. Introduction Tune in to a conservative podcast...
In 1860 the price increased and the Beetons directed their journal to a wealthier readership. Introduction In...
Thompson was a complicated person who doesn’t reduce well to a type. Peter Richardson has written critically...
The first real colonial newspaper was the New England Courant, published as a sideline by printer James...
Fake stories have grown more sophisticated, often presented to look like a legitimate news organization. Introduction Fake...