News Literacy Matters

Q: In the chaos of breaking news, does news literacy matter? A: Covering breaking news, especially a story as shocking as Charlie Kirk’s assassination, is what j […]

Q: How does online disinformation target marginalized groups during elections? A: With elections approaching this November and midterms next year, disinformation is no longer just […]

The News Industry is Changing—Fast. It Always Has Been. In late July, Hunter Biden, the embattled son of former President Joe Biden, sat down for an interview. It […]

Q: What kind of speech is protected by the First Amendment? A: Free speech is one of the most celebrated — and debated — rights in our country. Here’s a prime […]

Q: Journalists are under attack. Why is the world failing to act? A: Journalists around the world are facing unprecedented dangers for simply doing their […]

Q: What is a whistleblower and how does a journalist work with one? A: A whistleblower is a person who reveals information about wrongdoing in an […]

Q: Should the public trust the 2024 election polls? How do news consumers know if a poll is credible? A: Polls got a bad rap after the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections because they were so […]

Q: What is Grok? And why should I care? A: Meet yet another AI chatbot called Grok. Grok is Elon Musk’s version of ChatGPT with […]

Q: How are foreign governments influencing the US election, and what is being done about it? A: It is high season for election interference, with multiple foreign actors trying to […]

Q: Was Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin journalism? A: If you ask Tucker Carlson, we know what he would say. In fact, he already said it. […]

Q: Why is there so much coverage of celebrity couples? A: Did you witness the earth-shattering news live? NFL football star Travis Kelce, fresh […]

Q: What is Sora? And what does it mean for news consumers? A: Sora is the latest AI-powered tool from OpenAI, so new that it’s only available to a […]

Q: How could AI-generated content impact the 2024 election? A: This is not a hypothetical question or distant possibility; AI-generated content is […]

Where Stories Come From, How To Report Them, and Why IMVAIN is so Important One cold morning in November 2020, I was running in Brooklyn with my friend James. We often talked about the […]

Q:  How are journalists using AI tools like ChatGPT? A: You may be surprised to learn that news organizations like The Associated Press, have […]