CategoryMedia
Stop Moaning About the ‘Mainstream Media’. You Are the Media Now
Social media have become much more important, relative to traditional news media and we are only beginning to grasp the profound implications
A Careful Autopsy on Legacy Mainstream Media
The new digital world is horizontal. You — not just a White House press correspondent — can watch a top-level White House meeting from anywhere in the world
Does Everyone Think We Should Exaggerate Scientific Advances?
Many “breakthroughs” reported breathlessly in media are nowhere close to resulting in usable products or services
Trudeau Resigns: Canada’s Media Control Bills Are Stymied For Now
Is the Woke war on reality beginning to stall? In Canada, it is a war not only on math, science, and biology, but also history
Evolution Journal Editors Resign After AI Takes Over
Publisher Elsevier seems to have created a lot of extra work for the editors by introducing AI-generated errors into the publishing process
Why Do Science and Tech Writers Hate Elon Musk?
It's partly because he encourages bottom-up media but also he encourages a sort of vision that is now largely lost
Woke SciAm Editor Resigns in Post-US Election Uproar
Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine and former Scientific American columnist, offers a thoughtful response
Nature Editorial Attacks Trump for Ignoring “Scientific Consensus”
Mistrust of the state, which the editorialists fear, doesn’t weaken democracy. It is essential to its proper functioning. Hence the Constitution and Bill of Rights
What Went Wrong With Wikipedia — And Can It Be Fixed?
Many people may be unaware of Wikipedia's biases because they simply never hear information that is omitted both by mainstream media and by Wikipedia
Canada’s Residential Schools: A Saga of Journalistic Wrongdoing
Even as the story is collapsing for lack of evidence, there is a move afoot to criminalize doubt about what happened (denialism).
How Will Media Address Growing Doubts About Darwin?
In the water flea study, the doubts sound as if they are coming from inside the house. One news story sheds light on a reporting strategy
Media war: Journalists vs. content creators—Taylor Lorenz explains
A revealing skirmish erupted around the DNC Convention. Your ability to get real news may depend on who wins
Intellectual Property Is ‘Colonialist,’ Says Science Journal
A recent article penned by two public-health professors disdains intellectual-property rights as “colonialist” and advocates dismantling capitalism in the realm of medical research
As Trust in Media Declines, Media Seek Allies in Government
The internet crashes the cost of almost every factor except time so more and more independent sources are jumping in
Apple Vision Pro, Part 2: When Other People Are Not Fully There
The immersive nature of Vision Pro seems formative in a different way than computers or phones
How My World Looked Inside Apple Vision Pro
I felt everything the script intended for me to feel. But I left with a lot of questions
New Pre-Crime Laws: Real-Life “Minority Report” Coming to Canada?
Americans should NOT assume that “It can’t happen here.” The First Amendment is a constitutional tool, not a magic talisman. It can be undermined
What’s Happening to Journalism?
One of legacy media's most storied franchises is teetering.