Hey, where are you going with that post-truth in your hands?
To the extent that there is such a thing as objective truth, I always thought that the “fake news” trend was just an exaggerated new spin put on an old phenomenon that we used to call rumors or hoaxes, with no real new danger. Long before this WPI fellowship,...
Here’s why social media poses no threat to traditional journalism
Will social media really kill journalism? This is a big concern among journalists today. A study by the Pew Research Center suggests social media has become the main source of news online. With more than 2.4 billion internet users, nearly 64.5 percent receive breaking...
Out with the old, in with the… news?
The first newsroom I worked in had rats, and I’m not just speaking about the bosses. It was in an old two-story shophouse in Phnom Penh, and we frequently saw vermin in the kitchen. The computers were out of the 1980s and the walls were stained. On humid, rainy...
Small towns matter
Earlier this year, President Trumps named Baltimore “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” in a racist attack on Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings. The president suggested that conditions in Cummings’ district are “far worse and more dangerous” than...
When lies trump truth – the press should call them by their name
Legacy U.S. newspapers like The New York Times and The Washington Post are using unprecedented language in their political copy with words like “lie” and “racist”. “We’d never used the word ‘lie’ before we had Trump,” Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York...
Have you gotten your tickets for the #WPIDisinformationWebinar?
Join @BostonJoan, @andraspe & @mdmontgomery as they discuss the proliferation of online disinformation and what role journalism plays in this landscape.
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Registration is open for our next FREE webinar on Wed, 4/14 -- #WPIDisinformationWebinar.
You won't want to miss the insights of @BostonJoan, @andraspe & @mdmontgomery on the influx of fake news/propaganda plus its implications and how to combat it.
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If you missed our Impact of the COVID Pandemic on Press Freedom webinar (#WPICovidWebinar) last week, you can now watch it on our website!
https://worldpressinstitute.org/news/the-impact-of-the-covid-pandemic-on-press-freedom/