Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 As election looms, a network of mysterious ‘pink slime’ local news outlets nearly triples in size The run-up to the 2020 November elections in the US has produced new networks of shadowy, politically backed “local news websites” designed to promote partisan talking points and collect user data. In December 2019, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism reported on an intricately linked network of 450 sites purporting to be local or business […] Priyanjana Bengani
a Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 After Pittsburgh shooting, national outlets relied on local papers, and vice versa Priyanjana Bengani
a Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 Conservatives trust conservative media. Here’s why. AJ Bauer and Anthony Nadler
a Monday, September 24th, 2018 Emptywheel’s Marcy Wheeler knows more than she tells, but she tells a lot Sam Thielman, CJR
a Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 Silicon Valley won’t promise to protect journalists. Lawmakers, you’re up. D. Victoria Baranetsky
a Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 WhatsApp has a fake news problem—that can be fixed without breaking encryption Himanshu Gupta and Harsh Taneja
a Thursday, August 16th, 2018 Wicked Problem: Journalism’s saviors may come from unexpected places Heather Chaplin
