Election workers in Detroit test their equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems in August 2022.
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It’s far easier to throw around accusations of damage to one’s reputation than it is to actually prove it in court. A journalism scholar explains the criteria that must be met.
John Lewis, in the foreground, is beaten by a state trooper during a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965.
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Thanks to some serendipity and fortuitous timing, the images emerging out of Selma had a uniquely powerful effect on the nation.
Mourning in Minneapolis: Terrence Floyd at a vigil for his brother George Floyd on the spot where he died in police custody.
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By filming everyday acts of racism, today’s Black Lives Matters activists are using an old strategy in a new media age.
Then – as now – Americans found themselves transfixed by the news.
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During our current bout of collective trauma, many of our coping strategies have mimicked the ways Americans responded to the Kennedy assassination.
The quiet consumption of news can sustain a polarized political environment.
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In Kenneth Burke’s ‘The War of Words,’ the late rhetorical theorist picks apart the little ways news articles can subtly influence readers – and harden divisions.
Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon smiles for the cameras during a 1968 news conference.
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Fifty years ago, an insurance agent named Paul Simpson was convinced of rampant bias on the evening news. So he embarked on a project to record each broadcast and store them at Vanderbilt University.
Breathless reporting accompanies each attack, with little time spent addressing the underlying causes.
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Terrorist attacks are more than ‘breaking news,’ but the media aren’t taking a comprehensive approach to exploring the underlying issues.
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes stepped down amid sexual harassment allegations.
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The former Fox News CEO crossed the line between unbiased coverage and political activism with ease.
Perhaps the closest Bill O'Reilly has actually been to combat.
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It’s not as if the newsrooms of US television stations need any more bad publicity