Is the Media Ready for the Next GOP Gaslighting?
If the Senate votes to impeach, prepare for Republicans to unrelentingly scrutinize and block every Democratic lawmaker and policy in an attempt to win back their party. Will the press wise up?
Pressing Issues
There Can Be No Rewards For Trump’s Enablers
The redemption economy is gearing up for the Trump orbit but we can't let any of them rewrite their villainous histories.
We Need to Raise a Generation of Media Literate Kids
‘I don't think that raising media literate kids is going to somehow save democracy. But I do believe that a generation which is able to see truth will be better advocates, organizers, and consumers.’
It’s Time to Dismantle the Media Conglomerate
Of all the systems in need of reconstruction, the public’s lens into the world around them should be at the top of the list.
The Implicit Bias In Photojournalism
A photographer's lens is a powerful tool, but it is often used to serve a false narrative—one that could put Black lives at risk.
Disinformation On Social Media Is Deadlier Than Ever
Public figures who traffic in lies claim they're practicing free speech, but what they're really doing is putting us all at risk. It’s time for social media giants like Twitter and Facebook to ban them.
The Brain Science Behind Conspiracy Theories
It might not be a lack of intelligence that leads many to believe wild—and wildly inaccurate—information, but instead our mind's way of protecting us from feelings of isolation and despair.
The Toxic Impact of Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories, which often espouse hateful paranoia about race and politics, are easily debunked but all too easily disseminated. And that's exactly the point.
U.S. Media’s Malignant Obsession With Trumpism
The sensational nature of the news cycle puts a myopic focus on all things MAGA, to the exclusion of all other things.
Media Failed Us During the Iraq War
And now they're poised to do it again. A journalist reflects on the dangerous disinformation of wartime reporting, and the threat of history repeating itself.