Pressing Issues Brooke Binkowski Apr 13, 2020

Disinformation On Social Media Is Deadlier Than Ever

Brooke Binkowski Apr 13, 2020

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.

Misinformation Rebecca Coffey Apr 6, 2020

The Brain Science Behind Conspiracy Theories

Rebecca Coffey Apr 6, 2020

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.

Disinformation Emily L. Hauser Feb 11, 2020

The Toxic Impact of Conspiracy Theories

Emily L. Hauser Feb 11, 2020

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.

Pressing Issues Julia Thomas Jan 27, 2020

U.S. Media’s Malignant Obsession With Trumpism

Julia Thomas Jan 27, 2020

The sensational nature of the news cycle puts a myopic focus on all things MAGA, to the exclusion of all other things.

Pressing Issues Brooke Binkowski Jan 9, 2020

Media Failed Us During the Iraq War

Brooke Binkowski Jan 9, 2020

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.

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Pressing Issues Brooke Binkowski Jan 6, 2020

The Dark Side of Good News

Brooke Binkowski Jan 6, 2020

“Heartwarming” stories about selfless actions may seem to be intended to renew faith in human nature, but using emotional appeals to skew a factual conversation is a sign of disinformation and propaganda.

Pressing Issues Maya Contreras Dec 4, 2019

Did Legacy Media Kill Kamala’s Campaign?

Maya Contreras Dec 4, 2019

It didn't matter that Senator Harris was a strong candidate with a passionate base. The misogynoir of press coverage doomed her from the outset.

Pressing Issues Brooke Binkowski Nov 18, 2019

How to Navigate the Age of Disinformation

Brooke Binkowski Nov 18, 2019

We appear to be living in the upside-down, where people are bots, facts are fiction, and our reality is governed by algorithms.

Explain This Rebecca Bodenheimer Oct 22, 2019

Will This California Law End Freelance Work?

Rebecca Bodenheimer Oct 22, 2019

AB 5, which goes into effect this year, is meant to penalize abusive employers like Uber and Lyft, but it’s poised to set a dangerous precedent that could affect many part-time workers—especially women and people of color.

Misogynoir Lizzie Skurnick Oct 21, 2019

The Whitewashing of Kamala Harris

Lizzie Skurnick Oct 21, 2019

With the media's freeze-out of the California senator, are we losing one of our best Democratic contenders for the presidency?