For this week’s Fault Lines column, Jon Allsop is filling in for Jay Caspian Kang. Early on in “The Paper,” a new Peacock mockumentary series that follows the staff of the Truth Teller, a fictional ...

@underthedesknews on TikTok, does a live stream after TikTok content creators gather outside the Capitol to voice their opposition to a potential ban. Creators are reshaping how we consume, share, and ...

The information environment has experienced major changes in recent years, from the rise of podcasts and news influencers on social media to declining audiences for traditional news outlets. But ...

The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I report on media as well as its intersection with news and culture. Layoffs that NBC News staffers had been bracing for finally ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Beyond delivering news, newspapers have held deeper value — preserving family milestones in print, serving as ...

It’s February 2025. The world feels like complete chaos, and it’s hard to step away from the news. Maybe your body feels tight, and perhaps your mind is racing. Take a deep breath, then keep reading.

During several recent conversations, people have told me that they’ve stopped checking their phones in the morning. Not because nothing was happening, but because everything was. They described the ...

Experts say graphic images, nonstop outrage, and the 24/7 negative news cycle don’t just upset us—they alter our stress response and harm mental health. The amygdala, shown in orange, serves as the ...

For more than 20 years, print media has been a bit of a punching bag for digital-technology companies. Craigslist killed the paid classifieds, free websites led people to think newspapers and ...