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Naseem MillerFebruary 9, 2023

Newsrooms need to do more to protect journalists from online harassment

“Because social media policies tend to focus on how posts get perceived rather than how they are written in the first place, enforcement most frequently occurred when the online audience was upset about something.”

Robert Kozinets and Jon PfeifferJanuary 9, 2023

Beyond Section 230: Three paths to making the big tech platforms more transparent and accountable

Among them, two words: “Twitter court.”

The year U.S. media stops screwing around and becomes pro-democracy

“Let’s see one of our big media organizations step up and declare itself a pro-democracy newsroom, and spell out what that means and how it will shape their coverage.” Stefanie Murray

The “creator economy” will be astroturfed

“We cannot allow rich and powerful creators to disguise themselves as grassroots or to seize power online in order to promote extremist ideology.” Taylor Lorenz

We’ll prioritize media literacy for children

“We’ll see more parents, educators, and lawmakers evaluate the types of literacy we’re sharing in schools with an aim to both inform and eradicate the vitriol spewed against inclusive literature.” Kaitlyn Wells

Global reporting will suffer

“U.S. audiences will be less informed about the world.” Khushbu Shah

Stop rewarding elite performances of identity threat

“In 2023, journalists can choose to relegate cynical elite displays of identity threat to mere footnotes.” Dannagal G. Young

Synthetic media forces us to understand how media gets made

“We’ll see these expanding authenticity and provenance technology efforts intersect with the evolving TikTokification of media production, focused on remix, playful editing, and integrated AI effects.” Sam Gregory

Hanaa' TameezNovember 8, 2022

How a nonprofit media company conducted its first political poll ahead of the midterms

Futuro Media isn’t the type of news outlet that normally conducts political polling, which is why it wanted to dip its toes in.

Mark Coddington and Nick MathewsOctober 12, 2022

Were fears about the “infodemic” overblown?

Plus: studies on race in the newsroom, hostility from sources, and why it’s hard to build a subscription habit.