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Journalists today are inundated with data about which stories attract the most clicks, likes, comments, and shares. These metrics influence what stories are written, how news is promoted, and even […]
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In Pittsburgh, Memphis and Los Angeles, massive billboards recently popped up declaring, “Birds Aren’t Real.” On Instagram and TikTok, Birds Aren’t Real accounts have racked up hundreds of thousands of […]
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In a race viewed as uphill by Texas political strategists, Beto O’Rourke’s most powerful opponent may not be Governor Abbott, but his own previous statements – taken in and out […]
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Americans have a common enemy in Covid-19. Cases and hospitalizations are once again rising around the country. But the nation’s leaders continue to have opposing ideas about how to fight […]
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Call for 2022-23 Faculty Fellows: Race, Technology, and the State Deadline for applications: December 15, 2021 Data & Society is assembling its eighth class of fellows to join us for […]
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Distrust in the “mainstream media” is now a central tenet of American conservatism, and this skepticism has consequences: Democrats and Republicans report vastly different understandings of matters of crucial importance, […]
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The global climate for journalism is challenging, if not outright hostile in some places, with little apparent signs of improvement any time soon. This year’s Reuters Institute Digital News Report (Newman et […]
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The White House is set to announce plans this week for its much-anticipated Alliance for the Future of the Internet, a bid to rally a coalition of democracies around a […]
