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The Miraculous Quest of One Woman To Write Wikipedia Bios For Thousands of Female Scientists

The Miraculous Quest of One Woman To Write Wikipedia Bios For Thousands of Female Scientists

OCTOBER 17, 2022

"Prebunking" Could Fix Our Misinformation Problem

"Prebunking" Could Fix Our Misinformation Problem

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Real Journalism Is Dying ... and It Might Be Your Fault

Real Journalism Is Dying ... and It Might Be Your Fault

AUGUST 16, 2022

A Scientist's Joke Goes Horribly Wrong When People Take Him Seriously

A Scientist's Joke Goes Horribly Wrong When People Take Him Seriously

AUGUST 13, 2022

The Global Fact Checking Summit Furthers Its World-Changing Mission

The Global Fact Checking Summit Furthers Its World-Changing Mission

JULY 4, 2022

Magazines Create Empathy That Can Change the World. Here's How To Save Them.

Magazines Create Empathy That Can Change the World. Here's How To Save Them.

JUNE 30, 2022

CNN Finally Reevaluates What Should Qualify As “Breaking News”

CNN Finally Reevaluates What Should Qualify As “Breaking News”

JUNE 6, 2022

We Are Headed Into the "Huckster Economy" and the Manipulators Are Winning

We Are Headed Into the "Huckster Economy" and the Manipulators Are Winning

APRIL 7, 2022

How Activists Are Using Ads To Sneak Real News Into Russia About Ukraine

How Activists Are Using Ads To Sneak Real News Into Russia About Ukraine

MARCH 15, 2022

The Best Thing You Can Do To Help People In The Ukraine

The Best Thing You Can Do To Help People In The Ukraine

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

CNN's Betrayal and the Problem When Journalists Make Mistakes

CNN's Betrayal and the Problem When Journalists Make Mistakes

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Wikipedia Is Untrustworthy, According to the Creator of Wikipedia

Wikipedia Is Untrustworthy, According to the Creator of Wikipedia

JULY 21, 2021

How NBC Will Be Covering the Tokyo Games Differently

How NBC Will Be Covering the Tokyo Games Differently

JULY 14, 2021

The Reuters Digital News Report Is A Sad Reflection of Humanity

The Reuters Digital News Report Is A Sad Reflection of Humanity

JUNE 23, 2021

How Atlas Obscura Is Rewriting History (Literally)

How Atlas Obscura Is Rewriting History (Literally)

JUNE 4, 2021

How Big Tobacco Created the Template For All Fake News

How Big Tobacco Created the Template For All Fake News

JUNE 3, 2021

John Oliver Exposes the Dark Side of Sponsored Content

John Oliver Exposes the Dark Side of Sponsored Content

MAY 24, 2021

The Most Ambitious Media Harassment Protection Policy Ever

The Most Ambitious Media Harassment Protection Policy Ever

APRIL 15, 2021

How Magazines Made Asian America

How Magazines Made Asian America

MARCH 25, 2021

Trump Was Right. The Media Does Seem To Really Need Him.

Trump Was Right. The Media Does Seem To Really Need Him.

MARCH 23, 2021

Why Were We So Cruel To Britney Spears?

Why Were We So Cruel To Britney Spears?

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

We Don’t Need Political Reporters. We Need Government Reporters Instead.

We Don’t Need Political Reporters. We Need Government Reporters Instead.

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Kenyan Journalist Writes About The U.S. Election The Way American Journalists Write About Africa

Kenyan Journalist Writes About The U.S. Election The Way American Journalists Write About Africa

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Non-Obvious Insights Show - Episode #230

Non-Obvious Insights Show - Episode #230

AUGUST 13, 2020