I Can’t Believe This Is Reality! Two young content creators filmed the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Both say they are journalists. Why did the government prosecute one and not the other? January 6, 2025 By Robert Mackey
The Unraveling of Ozy Media December 9, 2024 By Susie Banikarim and Josh Hersh The trial of Carlos Watson and the excesses of the digital media age.
E. Tammy Kim on South Korea’s ‘Mess of a Coup’ December 6, 2024 By Jon Allsop The world could easily have seen something ‘extremely frightening.’
A Law School Clinic’s Latest Venture: AI Tools to Shield Media from Defamation Suits December 6, 2024 By Judith Matloff ‘The outputs are better than what a lawyer would do.’
Whither Section 230 Under Trump 2.0? December 5, 2024 By Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen Where does Trump stand on a key content-moderation law?
The Breadth of Bucks December 5, 2024 By Suzanne Sataline How news consumption turned electoral outcomes in an influential Pennsylvania county.
Should a Student Reporter Face Prosecution for Embedding with Protesters? December 4, 2024 By Bill Grueskin Dilan Gohill won an award for his work at the Stanford Daily, but his coverage of campus protests has set university officials against him.
Q&A: Elisabeth Bumiller Reflects on Her Tenure as DC Bureau Chief at the Times December 4, 2024 By Lauren Watson Reflections on a political cyclone
Plotting with Podcasts December 3, 2024 By Stuart Anderson-Davis AI tools are generating ultra-realistic customized podcasts that can be used for a variety of legitimate purposes. The Tow Center tests how they can also create misleading content and propaganda.
African Initiative, and Its Absence December 3, 2024 By Jon Allsop Biden’s belated Africa trip comes amid a battle for media influence.
Not If, but How December 3, 2024 By Lauren Watson Mongabay’s mission to report on untold environmental stories.
What the FBI Has Done, and Kash Patel Could Do December 2, 2024 By Jon Allsop The story of Trump’s plans for the FBI is bigger than one man
Sanctions Were Meant to Stop Russian Propaganda. They’re Hurting Vital Journalism Too. December 2, 2024 By Lauren Watson Journalists who are already facing down the Kremlin must also contend with tech and payment companies in the West cutting them off.
Why We Must Learn to Embrace Ambiguity November 29, 2024 By Charles Foster Journalists seek seriousness and certainty, and to predict the future. They should stop.
How ChatGPT Search (Mis)represents Publisher Content November 27, 2024 By Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar