“In a world where fake news runs rampant, online publications do little to mitigate the problem; in fact, they worsen it.” You might expect this quote to be from an... read more →
According to publishing consultant Peter Houston of Flipping Pages Media, by now we should all pretty much agree that paid content is the future of the news media. There’s a... read more →
The age of the 24-hour news cycle has turned journalism into a speed race. Scoops and breaking news are filled with scant facts, lots of supposition, and often wild speculation.... read more →
Early this year, we saw trust in traditional media bouncing back from its historic low point of a couple of year ago. At the time, we cited the 2018 Edelman... read more →
How quickly things change. It was only three years ago that The New York Times broke the story that Facebook was officially courting publishers to post native content on their... read more →
It’s hard to deny that we have a collective challenge with misinformation in our culture. Trust in the media is at an all-time low, and the charges of “fake news”... read more →
Depending on who you talk to, you might think journalists are the problem. The charge of “fake news” rings out from all sides anytime a news media brand brings up... read more →
This country’s current sociopolitical climate is having an unexpected and welcome effect on the newspaper magazine industry. According to Chantal Fernandez in Business of Fashion, it’s “proven to be a... read more →
Want to spread a little disinformation? Feel like riling up your political opponents with some unsubstantiated innuendo? You’re in luck. According to a new study, it’s laughably easy to get... read more →
Fake news. Fakebook. It’s gotten beyond absurd. The damage being done by fake news – “news” that is shared as truth, regardless of the veracity of its contents – is... read more →