A series of in-depth interviews with self-described conservatives found concerns that go beyond concerns about selective facts or obvious partisanship.
Disinformation is particularly rife during elections.
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By linking different issues together, organisations show the importance of approaching information disorder as a complex problem requiring various responses.
A nurse rests against a wall near COVID patients at a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, China – February 2020.
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Chinese novelist Murong Xuecun infiltrated Wuhan in April 2020 to gather its citizens’ stories from the first days of coronavirus: from the doctor who first warned of a new disease, to a taxi driver.
Helen Garner is the pioneer of fearless self-revelation in Australian literature. Writer Sean O'Beirne examines his own literary fear and fearlessness: should he ‘give’ more, as Garner does?
The best of the last week’s coverage of the war in Ukraine.
HuffPost Canada was abruptly shut down on March 9, 2021, by Buzzfeed as part of a broad restructuring plan for the company. This closure came two weeks after two dozen workers filed for union certification.
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From prioritizing diversity to a bottom-up editorial process to using traditional marketing practices to develop journalistic stories, HuffPost Canada was a digital-first innovator.
In Kenya, social media has become a new battleground in electoral campaigns.
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Public scorn in response to a news story about how to cope with stressful news ignores a fact: The news can take a mental and psychological toll on a person.
Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame at the National Press Club last month.
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Australia’s political economy was built on the primacy of (white) male labor, male power and male control, writes Julianne Schultz. Women have changed this culture - but still risk abuse when speaking out.
Not everyone voicing suspicion of mainstream media is a conspiracy theorist – we need to guard against the far right monopolising the terms of media criticism.
Protecting persons from ‘false information’ is not a legitimate justification for restrictions on the right to freedom of expression.
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When news outlets also publish so-called ‘native advertising,’ their journalistic reputations suffer – and their news coverage shies away from the companies that paid for the ads.
Newsrooms in Africa are struggling to stay afloat amid declining revenue margins.
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Many countries are experimenting with different forms of government support for journalism, but the question is about what works best and is sustainable.
The funeral of murdered Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee in Belfast.
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Increasing numbers of European journalists are being attacks as they try and report on stories, some ending up in hospital.
New age: the flag of the Soviet Union is taken down for the last time as the Russian flag is raised over Moscow for the first time.
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If bad or irrelevant news has you considering avoidance, a suggestion: just as we’ve been taught that moderation is the key to so many habits, it’s the same for news.