Over the past two years, words like “bots”, “botnets”, and “trolls” have entered mainstream conversations about social networks and their impact on democracies. However, malicious social media ...

Media outlets increasingly are turning to TikTok to keep younger generations interested in the news – especially as these audiences look to social media platforms for information. Today, one in four ...

Scores of journalists in Ethiopia in recent years have been wrongfully imprisoned in efforts to stifle their reporting. Authorities detained at least 92 media workers between 2019 and 2024 — a number ...

Journalists have long operated in high-pressure work environments with tight deadlines and the demands of hyper-connectivity. In the face of increasing political hostility, funding cuts and a rapidly ...

The World Press Trends Outlook 2024-2025, the 30th edition of an annual report by WAN-IFRA (World Association of News Publishers), offers a comprehensive look at the opportunities and challenges ...

During the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, violence erupted during the demonstrations of hundreds of supporters of former President Donald Trump, who took to the streets to protest what they called, ...

In an era when people trust news less than ever, how can journalists break through and attract the attention of average people to provide information about their communities, the nation and the world?

Journalists in Pakistan today face a wide array of safety risks due to the nature of their work. They contend with death threats, abduction, assault, violence and intimidation. Between 2002 and 2022, ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, media labels such as “Wuhan virus,” “China virus” and “Chinese virus” to refer to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, fueled the stigmatization of people of Asian ...

Journalists provide quality information. Librarians help people find quality information. Both fields are rooted in promoting civic engagement. Both are contextual experts in the communities they ...

Since mid-April, Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been fighting over control of the country. The conflict follows the 2021 military coup which ...

There are two primary flows of Russian disinformation, according to Kristina Gildejeva, a disinformation researcher at Logically. “The first one targets a domestic audience, and the second one is for ...