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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 […]

Q: Should journalists take sides or be independent? A: Many journalists try to be objective in their work, which means they don’t take s […]

Q: Do questions like “Do you want to share this article without clicking it first” help prevent the spread of misinformation? A: Anything that persuades news consumers to pause before sharing is a good start and helps keep […]

Q: Will AI chatbots help stop the spread of misinformation or accelerate it? A: The jury is still out on this question in the long term, but for now, most experts say […]

Q: How do reporters deal with two sources that contradict each other? A: Reporting often involves the presentation of conflicting information from different sources. When this […]

Q: Can AI be used to create misinformation? A: ChatGPT and other AI writing tools have the potential to revolutionize many areas of our world, but […]

Protect your sources. It’s the cardinal rule of journalism, and reporters hold this promise of confidentiality in the highest regard. Journalists will protect a source’s identity or withhold details of their con […]

At the very least, journalists must strive to publish reports that are independently verified, accurate, and fair at the time of publication. As news breaks, it’s up to the reporter and editorial team to d […]

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Ethical journalists act with integrity, seek the truth, and report on it. Telling a story of public interest requires transparency on who provided the information and how the reporter acquired it. Sometimes […]

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Journalists have a long history of putting citizens first and holding power to account–and that shouldn’t change just because there’s a new owner on the masthead. Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel go even […]

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To answer this question, you might go straight to the source. Since launching his HBO series Last Week Tonight in 2014, John Oliver has repeatedly shot down suggestions that his work is a form of […]