Broadcasters face challenges as they approach the climax of an election season marked by disinformation and distrust. Read More
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Back to news homeAhead of Midterms, Disinformation Is Even More Intractable
Ahead of the midterm elections, the proliferation of alternative social media sites has helped cement false and misleading information as a defining feature of American politics. Read More
Are We Past Peak Newsletter?
The humble email newsletter, which became a star in its own right, appears headed back to earth. Read More
Suzanne Scott’s Vision for Fox News Gets Tested in Court
Suzanne Scott remade Fox News Media into a lucrative consumer brand. But a $1.6 billion defamation suit against the company is testing her strategy and leadership. Read More
Mystery Solved: ‘Dateline’ Finds Path From TV to Podcast Stardom
Of course, true crime and podcasts go hand in hand. The Hulu comedy “Only Murders in the Building” is explicitly a parody of the ubiquitousness of the genre. And there […]
In India, Debunking Fake News and Running Into the Authorities
AHMEDABAD, India — The two men were unlikely candidates to work in the news business.Neither had a background in journalism, but both were alarmed with the surge of misinformation in […]
When Teens Find Misinformation, These Teachers Are Ready
Between lessons about the Revolutionary War and the functions of Congress, juniors in several history and U.S. government classes at Palmer High School in Colorado Springs are taught to defend […]
Trump Embraces Conspiracy Theories He Only Winked at Before
In a 24-hour period this week, former President Donald J. Trump posted to his social media platform, Truth Social, 88 times, amplifying one conspiracy theory after another.Among his unsupported claims: […]
Washington Post’s Business Struggles as Frustrations Mount
In the years after Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013, business boomed. Droves of readers bought digital subscriptions, and the newsroom roughly doubled in size, adding hundreds more […]
Does Watching College Football on TV Have to Be So Miserable?
One of the top ESPN-to-Fox personalities is a longtime radio host named Colin Cowherd, who once noted, in an almost admirably honest interview with Bryan Curtis of The Ringer, that […]