Opinion

By the time the FBI had begun publicly discussing a young Black man as a prime suspect in a high-profile missing person case in 2016, I had already taken a…

On Danish television recently, a conspiracy theorist named Michael Kastis was describing what he believed to be Bill Gates’ ghostly connections to the global vaccine industry. His audience, a friendly…

I’ve been torn this month about what to focus on: the refusal of our industry to take true diversity goals seriously or the state of our democracy in the aftermath…

Way back in 2017, I saw Edward Maibach, the director of George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication, give a presentation about the climate crisis and the public’s still-limited…

Polling standards are the antidote to bad survey data

Russia’s unprovoked attack on the Ukrainian people, coupled with its massive disinformation and propaganda campaign amplified by state-controlled media, serve as a stark reminder of the role a free press…

When the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a judgment against The New York Times almost 60 years ago and established a higher standard of proof for public officials in libel…

Russia’s history of suppressing independent media at home offers clues about what might happen in Ukraine

Let’s take a brief look at the problem with political reporting.First, I read a story by the Associated Press explaining why the Democratic brand is “toxic” in many largely white…

How journalists cover armed conflict shouldn’t hinge on the color of people’s skin or the color of their hair