How a a self-described “errant journalist and literary poacher” gained notoriety. By Dr. Vlad SolomonIndependent Scholar, Modern...
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These people share conspiracy theories to promote conflict and cause chaos. By Dr. H. Colleen SinclairAssociate Research...
False news spreads more than the truth. By Dr. Soroush VosoughiAssistant Professor of Computer ScienceDartmouth College By...
The Nazis routinely shared altered photos in their official publication, the Illustrierter Beobachter. By Dr. Daniel H....
Examining and highlighting the contribution of political elites in polluting our online environments. Abstract Increased sharing of...
Critical consumption of social media news would have protective effects on individuals’ perceptions and decision-making. By Dr....
Taking a look at a number of times disinformation was widely spread since Augusts in ancient Rome....
Examining the role of newspapers in Imperial Russian governance. By Dr. Alison K. SmithProfessor of HistoryUniversity of...
There are two different approaches to combat misinformation, one reactive, the other proactive. Abstract In recent years,...
Ancient Greek history blurs the line between fiction and what Dubois would call the “scientific” account of...
In medieval Europe, multiple mixed forms of written and oral news catered to the small literate elite...
Misinformation that originates on social media sometimes transitions to much larger audiences when it is picked up...
The novelist and activist forewarned that “economic totalitarianism” would run riot over the lives of the poor....
Uncovering evidence about oral transmission of news lies through the written record. By Dr. Daniel C. Waugh1Professor Emeritus...
The vast majority of users on all major social media are seeing news-related content. Social media platforms...
There was a wide eighteenth-century market for images of various kinds. By Sheila O’ConnellFormer Curator of British...
Vague definitions and heavy penalties mean that legislation could be used to stifle a free press. By...
Black newspaper editors saw these emblems clearly for what they stood for – a lost cause. By...
It was solely for the use of the government, not a response to any kind of demand...
An astrophysicist has much to say about the public’s lack of trust in science, and how it...
Tucker Carlson’s sycophantic interview with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was not journalism. It was propaganda. Introduction Tucker...
How can an industry experiencing systemic failure get back on its feet? By Dr. Rodney BensonProfessor of...
Tracing the roots of modern media to the Great War, when propaganda mobilized the masses. By Anne...
This isn’t just a journalism crisis: it’s a democracy crisis. And it’s a problem that we must...
Orson Welles was sorry. No, really. He was. By Peter TonguetteArts Writer On October 31, 1938—as children...
The number of nonprofit news outlets are going out of business just as fast as they are...
Some of the ways Americans have defined and wrestled with the appropriate role of journalists in our...
A start-up is developing a news service presented by anchors created by artificial intelligence. By Chris Stokel-WalkerJournalist,...
These mediums provided essential communication during the First World War. Introduction Heeding the call from artist Charles...
The AI and fake content industries pose an increasing threat to journalists’ livelihoods around the world. Amid...