What makes something news? Can we even say that it is something recent? Let us begin with...
Journalism
About half of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past year, and most come across...
Due to a stutter and fear of public speaking, he decided to pursue a career in political...
True crime is the most common topic, while 15% of the top podcasts focus on news. By...
He was executed alongside 20 of his colleagues during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Introduction Jacques-Pierre...
“America remains polarized and broader policing issues are a source of deep controversy.” In recent years, particularly...
The newspaper was investigating sexual misconduct allegations against the police department. Dozens of U.S. news organizations on...
We do not have the impression of knowledge clouded by distance. On 23 August 1514, after a...
“Government-compelled identification of journalists is dangerous.” Press freedom defenders on Wednesday expressed outrage after it was revealed...
A news organization doesn’t have to publish or broadcast the facts or the truth, and anyone can...
The Associated Press was built for speed and straight facts. When Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United...
Large language and image models are already here and impacting all areas of human life, including journalism....
“Arizona John” Burke perfected the art of hype converting a bison hunter into a symbol of national...
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...