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TV News Anchors Speaking From the Heart — Uh, TelePrompter
Did you see the video that was making the rounds this weekend? It features a seemingly endless parade of Sinclair Broadcast Group TV news anchors — t…
8 years, 3 months ago
We, the Liberators
In March of 2003, U.S.–led coalition forces invaded Iraq, sparking a seemingly endless conflagration that claimed tens of thousands of lives and cont…
8 years, 3 months ago
Iraq's Accidental Journalists
Last week marked the fifteenth anniversary of the night of “Shock and Awe” exploding across the night sky over Baghdad, the opening salvo in an ongoi…
8 years, 3 months ago
Big, If True
Cambridge Analytica claims that, with the help of 50 million Facebook users' data, it was able to target ads so specifically and so effectively that …
8 years, 4 months ago
Crowdsourcing Justice: The Truth Behind the Steubenville Rape
Five years ago, two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio were found responsible in juvenile court for the rape of a 16-year-old girl. …
8 years, 4 months ago
The Past Is Never Dead
This week, we look at how selective coverage shapes our view of foreign borders, conflicts and historical figures — from Syria to Winston Churchill. …
8 years, 4 months ago
Did Farhad "Unplug"?
Last week we spoke with New York Times tech columnist Farhad Manjoo after he published an article titled, “For two months, I got my news from print n…
8 years, 4 months ago
Like We Used To Do
In an age of constant breaking news, it can be hard to tell what matters and what’s just noise. This week, a look at what we’ve learned from recent c…
8 years, 4 months ago
Everything You Love Will Burn
Last week, we put out a special show hosted by The Guardian US’s Lois Beckett, devoted to how reporters should approach the alt-right, and white supr…
8 years, 4 months ago
Face the Racist Nation
For the past year, Lois Beckett [@loisbeckett], senior reporter at The Guardian US, has been showing up at white nationalist rallies, taking their pi…
8 years, 4 months ago