by Muhammad Saqib Tanveer | Apr 21, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era
Before coming to the United States for the WPI fellowship, one of my primary concerns about journalism was the growing lack of trust in the news. It bothered me that for too many people facts were not sacred anymore and they only believed the information that...
by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Apr 17, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Cutting Edge Journalistic Technology, Democracy, Global Business, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, WPI Activities
The impact of technology on journalism can be both exciting and worrisome. The emergence of chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, promises to change the way news is reported, distributed and consumed. According to Jim Brady, vice...
by Muhammad Saqib Tanveer | Apr 14, 2023 | Journalism in the era of "fake news"
“I love fake news.” A lot of eyebrows were raised in the hall when I said this before a panel of journalists and concerned citizens of Muscatine, Iowa. A journalist saying he loves fake news is odd, isn’t it? Looking back, I think could have rephrased my statement and...
by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Apr 11, 2023 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Democracy, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Politics, Presidential Election, WPI Activities
Seven hours after being arraigned on charges for his alleged role in coordinating hush-money to payments to a porn star and falsifying business records, former President Donald Trump gave a 21-minute speech on primetime radio and TV on April, 4. Fox News and CNN...
by Tarek KAI | Apr 8, 2023 | Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Political Coverage, Politics
“You picked the right day to come to see us!” said Paul Haven as he welcomed me into his office on the fifth floor of The Associated Press newsroom in the heart of Manhattan. Earlier, during the AP’s global editorial meeting attended by the WPI fellows, Haven...
by Fauziyya Tukur | Apr 5, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", New Business Models for Journalism in the Digital Age
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. That’s all. I know many journalists who will glue their earlobes and sew their eyelids shut, just so they won’t hear and see this statement. To them, it is terrifying that anyone with access to the internet can give a...
