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For reporters, deception often is a formative experience

A longtime political consultant, David Axelrod has managed upwards of 150 local, state, and national campaigns—including Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 presidential runs, with a stint as the president’s senior…

Yesterday, New York Times media columnist Jim Rutenberg argued that America’s advertisers have a civic obligation to save the news. Not only is he wrong, but he’s giving a free pass…

As part of a data-driven approach, sensors can broaden the range of stories journalists take on and increase the authoritativeness of their accounts

The creator of the Denver Guardian and other fake news sites on the financial motivations behind misinformation

Most editors get lots of feedback from readers—through calls, emails, or comments in social media.For the past two years, though, The [Springfield, Illinois] State Journal-Register has had a special group…

How newsrooms are changing to cover the Trump White House

Recently I watched a 15-second Burger King commercial, which was designed to trigger my voice-activated Google devices. In the ad, a Burger King employee, standing behind a counter at the…

Empathetically covering sports may be the best way to bring together divided people

A look at some potential tools and strategies for identifying misinformation