Bad News
Selling the story of disinformation.
Selling the story of disinformation.
Joseph Bernstein Harper's Aug 2021 25min Permalink
In many countries, journalists are being targeted because of the role they play in ensuring a free and informed society.
A.G. Sulzberger The New York Times Sep 2019 15min Permalink
The button that ruined the internet—and how to fix it.
Alex Kantrowitz Buzzfeed Jul 2019 10min Permalink
The author spends time with the reporters fighting to keep news alive in an age when the forces they cover are working equally hard to destroy them.
Zach Baron GQ Dec 2018 25min Permalink
How lies become truth in online America.
Eli Saslow Washington Post Nov 2018 15min Permalink
Buried in media scholar Jonathan Albright’s research was proof of a massive political misinformation campaign. Now he’s taking on the the world’s biggest platforms before it’s too late.
Issie Lapowsky Wired Jul 2018 15min Permalink
“We are so screwed it’s beyond what most of us can imagine.”
Charlie Warzel Buzzfeed Feb 2018 15min Permalink
How a 20-year-old from the land of fake news tricked Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams, and the BBC.
Ben Rothenberg Slate Feb 2018 20min Permalink
At the height of the 2016 election, exaggerated reports of a juvenile sex crime brought a media maelstrom to Twin Falls — one the Idaho city still hasn’t recovered from.
A conversation with Vasily Gotov:
"Russia undoubtedly celebrated the reports in American media about its activities. They want to instill doubt. They want to be part of the agenda. They want to penetrate our media culture. Russian penetration is dramatically overstated in American media, but that only serves them better. It creates the impression that they're more powerful than they are. That discussions like this are necessary at all is a tremendous win for Russia."
Sean Illing Vox Dec 2016 10min Permalink