CategoryMedia
Wanted: Comedian Who is Actually Funny
First Colbert, now Kimmel.
R.I.P Charlie Kirk, Who Was Killed While in Dialogue with College Students
He was a great man of faith who dared to speak his mind.
Decode or Be Deceived: Read What Authorities Say Carefully
Increasingly we must examineclaims from experts — human or AI —carefully, instead of adopting their clever sound bites
CBS in Talks to Buy Bari Weiss’s The Free Press
Is it a sell out or poetic justice?
Science Writers Struggle With Reality as Crises Rock Disciplines
A series of recent articles and posts by prominent science and science writing figures leaves me wondering if they know what time it is
Is Longform Media Really Dead?
Signs of life in the arts and culture world suggest otherwise
What Do Government Efforts to Control the Internet Look Like?
The Canadian government’s efforts — aimed at benefiting Canadian media — offer a look at some current strategies
Evolution Debate: Today, a Priest Might Win Over Clarence Darrow
The National Catholic Register offers an interesting take on today’s hundredth anniversary of the Scopes trial verdict
Why Public Funding Cuts the Heart out of Media
To be proper critics of government, media like NPR must be financially independent. Otherwise, they have no place to stand that gives them a clear view
Burying Stories Is No Way to Advance Science
A story about a man with a severe brain defect who led an apparently normal life has been almost buried in efforts to explain it away
AI Blackmail & Clickbait: Give Us Dirty Laundry
Despite all the hype about AI threatening blackmail, here’s what really happened…
Legacy Media is at a Crossroads. Can They Regain Public Trust?
Unless journalists recognize the ways they've fallen short, people will continue to distrust mainstream media
Group Founded by Francis Collins Starts PR Campaign for “Science”
The answer to lack of public trust in science does not lie in PR. It lies rather in addressing the attitudes and practices that lead to loss of trust
The Wrong Tool to Fix Woke Science Journals
The government has no business pressuring medical journals about their content — even if their bias is ruining historic reputations
Independent Media and the Enduring Need for Excellence
Is the novel, along with other forms of traditional media, dying?
Wikipedia Cofounder on Wikipedia, AI, Bias, and Human Knowledge
In the podcast, Sanger explains Wikipedia’s early attempts to reflect a neutral point of view, It was, he says, just a dream
Is “New Media” Really the Answer?
Old and new media and the crisis of trust and expertise
Information Imperialism: The Battle for Free Access Heats Up
Headline incidents are only one part of an international trend toward attempted government control of the news stream