The company, which says it takes an "apolitical approach" to rating news outlets, faces regulatory threats and a congressional probe because of its perceived bias against conservatives.
What comes next will be more fragmented, more decentralized, and more authentic than the old legacy networks.
When magazines like Scientific American are run by ideologues producing biased dreck, it only makes it more difficult to defend the institution of science itself.
The Republican presidential candidate argues that CBS and The Washington Post broke the law by covering the election in ways he did not like.
After being arrested for doing journalism, Priscilla Villarreal has taken her fight to the courts.
Trump criticized Liz Cheney's interventionism. He did not say she should "go before a firing squad."
The change in official warnings and news coverage reflects the dearth of evidence that malicious pranksters are trying to dose trick-or-treaters.
By prosecuting the website's founders, the government chilled free speech online and ruined lives.
Despite his cluelessness, the former president's inclination to punish constitutionally protected speech reflects his authoritarian disregard for civil liberties.
The former president's authoritarian tendencies are alarming enough without inventing new outrages.
Priscilla Villarreal's case is about whether certain reporters have more robust free speech rights than others.
A new study finds that conservatives are especially likely to share information from sources that a "politically balanced" sample of Republicans and Democrats deemed untrustworthy.
Despite the outrage from woke staffers, Ta-Nehisi Coates is hardly upset about the interview.
Ryan Walters' strict stipulations make it clear he’s steering Oklahoma schools to purchase Donald Trump’s Bibles at a hefty cost.
Documentarian Ford Fischer discusses his experience covering the "Stop the Steal" movement, January 6, and what it all means for the future of journalism and democracy.
The decision is a reminder that independent reporters are still protected by the same First Amendment as journalists in legacy media.
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To Rose Wilder Lane, African Americans' achievements were all the more amazing given their disadvantaged starting point.
State boards use outdated laws to target content creators, raising urgent questions about free speech in the digital age.
Opposing Priscilla Villarreal's petition for Supreme Court review, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton portrays basic journalism as "incitement."
Former NPR and Slate fixture Mike Pesca discusses media meltdowns, objectivity vs. moral clarity, and whether we are better or worse off now that media gatekeepers have less influence.
Priscilla Villarreal, known as "Lagordiloca," is suing law enforcement for violating her First Amendment rights. She is appealing to the Supreme Court.
Gershkovich was released Thursday in an elaborate prisoner swap involving two dozen prisoners from at least six countries.
I wrote for the .com culture site in its heyday. I don't mourn its disappearance.
After police detained Benjamin Hendren, they urged construction workers to lie about him.
Hacktivist-journalist Barrett Brown sets out to settle scores in his new memoir.
Subsidies for journalism will divorce reporters from the need to even try to win readers and viewers.
The Manhattan Institute's Charles Fain Lehman misleadingly equates a survey's measure of "cannabis use disorder" with "compulsive" consumption that causes "health and social problems."
The podcasting pioneer discusses capturing the real J.K. Rowling, quitting The New York Times, and his new show Reflector.
Assange's plea deal sets a threatening precedent for free speech and journalism.
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The justices ruled that "objective evidence" of retaliation does not require "very specific comparator evidence."
Issuing a posthumous pardon for Bennett would reaffirm our nation’s commitment to free expression and intellectual freedom.
The justice's benign comments set off a lengthy news cycle and have been treated as a scandal by some in the media. Why?
That take on the former president's New York conviction echoes similarly puzzling claims by many people who should know better.
The reaction to Ramzan Daraev’s death is an extreme example of anti-immigrant panic and national security paranoia.
A journalism industry trade group is asking the federal government to thwart a tech tool that could make news publishing less profitable.
An ideologically diverse mix of individuals and organizations supports a Texas journalist who was arrested for asking questions.
Artificial intelligence writes a pretty good analysis of George Orwell's 1984.
Justin Pulliam's arrest and lawsuit once again demand we ask if "real" journalists are entitled to a different set of rights.
Morgan Spurlock's death and legacy are a reminder that skepticism is a necessary part of any balanced diet.
As the U.K. High Court allows a new appeal for Julian Assange, pressure mounts on Joe Biden to drop charges. He should.
There's no justification for cracking down on news organizations for reporting the news during war.
Without providing any evidence, the paper says "loosened restrictions on firearms" contributed to gun violence in Columbus.
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Julian Assange and Priscilla Villarreal were both arrested for publishing information that government officials wanted to conceal.
