Where there’s one fabricated story, there are almost always more USA Today announced Thursday that it took down 23 stories in which a breaking news writer fabricated sources or other information. June 16, 2022 Kelly McBride
A fresh Reuters Institute report detects an epidemic of news avoidance On average, 38% of those surveyed said that they often or sometimes avoid news on certain topics — especially politics and COVID-19. June 15, 2022 Rick Edmonds
Every newsroom needs to update its social media policies Here are four steps to revise a social media policy, because a policy that staffers ignore is worse than no policy at all. June 13, 2022 Kelly McBride
What does the Depp v. Heard verdict mean for the media? It’s hard to say. By choosing to sue Heard for defamation and not The Washington Post, Depp bolstered his chances of winning — and emboldened media critics. June 13, 2022 Angela Fu
Is it OK for police to pose as journalists? A police officer in Troy, New York, masqueraded as a local TV cameraman to defuse a hostage situation. It worked. But not without harm. June 7, 2022 Tom Jones
How a broadcast reporter for Houston’s KHOU has approached coverage of the Uvalde shooting ‘These parents are telling me there’s no money in the world, there’s nothing that’s ever going to bring their kids back.’ June 2, 2022 Amaris Castillo
In the age of social media blasts, what’s the point of letters to the editor? Publishing readers’ letters sends a message that they are equal participants and that reader criticism is a necessary part of how the news is made. May 18, 2022 Marina Bolotnikova
An unholy coalition torpedoes social media reform legislation in Brazil Together, Google, Facebook and President Jair Bolsonaro have fought off compensation for content and moderation of politicians’ posts. May 17, 2022 Patricia Campos Mello
Newsrooms must reframe abortion coverage and the worn-out debate around the rules of objectivity Coverage often fails to capture the complexity of American viewpoints on abortion, and newsroom rules about speech stifle conversation. May 5, 2022 Kelly McBride
Politico’s Supreme Court leak leaves some lingering ethics questions Politico's editors would help skeptical readers if they explained how they made their decision to publish an unprecedented draft court opinion. May 2, 2022 Kelly McBride
