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News organizations are once again in a precarious situation with a presidential candidate who wields dangerous rhetoric and lies
Journalists should not be outsiders, watching curiously like aliens examining broadcasts from outer space. They are part of the community.
False claims about vaccines are still prevalent despite multiple studies showing they saved lives and do not cause deaths or other illness
Former Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said Thursday he is putting together an investor group that will try to purchase the app.
AI companies need quality information. News publishers have it. Should they share it? And how much should they get for it?
As generative AI and other digital editing tools become more sophisticated, experts say it will be more difficult to spot fake or manipulated content
20 journalists will attend an expenses-paid trip to meet with border officials, experts and aid workers in El Paso
The former CNN host kicked off his new X show with a 90-minute Musk interview. Shortly after its taping, Musk ended their partnership.
At SXSW, CNN and the Washington Post editors explained that seeing is no longer believing, and how their outlets handled the image
In his return as host of Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show,’ Stewart keeps cranking out must-see moments
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As a global society, we have not updated these principles for the digital era. Here's our opportunity.
We found no evidence to support the claim, including credible news reports or statements from Gibson.
ENGAGE awardees promote information resiliency, youth outreach
GROW awardees promote media literacy, fact-checking in new formats
Awardees will use funds to improve staff capacity and online tech
The Associated Press and PBS ‘Frontline’ won their first-ever Oscars for a film about Ukraine. The Los Angeles Times also won its first Oscar.
An assessment of the boons, banes and boondoggles awaiting an unwary public without follow-up coverage
In 2022, Biden banned the use of TikTok by federal government employees on devices owned by agencies. Biden’s campaign posted its first TikTok in Feb.
Poynter partners with MediaSmarts to launch the Teen Fact-Checking Network in English and French
Britt tied an anecdote about a woman who survived sex trafficking to Biden’s border policies. But it happened during the George W. Bush admin.
Biden did stumble over his words, but the incident isn’t recent; it’s from an excerpt of a ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ episode that aired in 2020.
Their conversation is expected to air Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern on Cuomo’s NewsNation show.
Unemployment is near record lows. Job creation is robust. The economy is growing, driven by consumer spending. The stock market has hit record highs.
Our program must focus on areas where it has the most impact, RFA executive director Kim Kleman writes
‘It’s going to be personal,’ Chuck Todd warned in his NBC News news politics newsletter — and other media takes on what to expect
Skepticism of the media is driving Republican campaigns away from the press. New data suggests that strategy is working for them.
Election officials in multiple jurisdictions told PolitiFact the March 5 Meta outages outages did not affect voting.
Caitlin Clark is such a big deal that the TV network that hosts games reportedly considered paying her to stay in school one more year
Harwell has spent the past six years covering AI and the influence of algorithms on daily life
The conspiracy theory claims that condensation trails behind aircraft are part of a secret program to poison the atmosphere with toxic chemicals.
The service — from Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. — may cost about $50 a month. Fox expects about 5 million subscribers in the first five years.
No president is all-powerful on economic matters. And there’s no simple answer for who has been the better steward. But here are some numbers.
Mortensen was a pioneer in sports TV news. But to define him by his legendary work would not even begin to come close to best describing him.
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New York City passed 2021 legislation that would have allowed some immigrants to vote in municipal elections. The law never took effect.
Only five American newsroom unions have held indefinite strikes in the past two decades
The grants are funded by Google and YouTube to help organizations fight misinformation around the world
Many news workers wonder if they’ll wake up tomorrow with a job. That uncertainty can cause hyperactivity — or outright nihilism.
Many are worried about drastic societal changes brought about by AI, but the misuse of Willy Wonka and Selena Gomez showed other terrible use cases
Three veteran media and TV reporters have launched LateNighter.com. Is it a few years too late? Or just in time?
Oz has not pushed a diabetes cure and has been urging social media platforms to crack down on fake celebrity ads since 2019.
‘It’s shocking because this is a kid in Oklahoma, which is right at the center of this incredible debate about the humanity of LGBTQ people’
A map claiming to show levels of gun violence across the US says states with more guns have lower levels of gun violence. That's not what data finds.
It took a federal lawsuit for Bleeding Heartland’s Laura Belin to finally gain access to the press bench at the Iowa House.
A fraction of a fraction of mass shootings are perpetrated by transgender people. They are most commonly perpetrated by young men.
Tony Elkins is now co-leading Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders, where he aims to strengthen skills for managers in news.
Beat Academy experts will walk you through reporting on ARPA and IRA; plus grants are available for Great Lakes journalists
Lorenz did a superb job in her 53-minute interview with Chaya Raichik, who clearly had trouble keeping up with Lorenz’s questions
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