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Media Archive

Archives for October 2018

Politics
Journalists should stop repeating Trump’s liesJournalists should stop repeating Trump’s lies
Politics

Plus, we need a more robust theory of the media.

By Matthew Yglesias
Explainers
How the rise of conspiracy theory politics emboldens anti-SemitismHow the rise of conspiracy theory politics emboldens anti-Semitism
Explainers

Anti-Semitism is a form of prejudice rooted in conspiracy.

By Jane Coaston
Technology
Full Q&A: ‘Good and Mad’ author Rebecca Traister on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: ‘Good and Mad’ author Rebecca Traister on Recode Decode
Technology

Traister explains why women’s anger is having a resurgence and how to keep yourself from getting burned out.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
The ‘Stories’ product that Facebook copied from Snapchat is now Facebook’s futureThe ‘Stories’ product that Facebook copied from Snapchat is now Facebook’s future
Technology

The new question: Can Facebook build a business around Stories?

By Kurt Wagner
Politics
“Enemy of the People”: how Trump makes the media into the opposition“Enemy of the People”: how Trump makes the media into the opposition
Politics

Donald Trump’s media manipulation strategy, explained.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Trump: the media never blamed Obama for the Charleston church shootingTrump: the media never blamed Obama for the Charleston church shooting
Politics

Trump is upset that the media linked him to the pipe bomb mailer but didn’t link Obama to the church shooting.

By German Lopez
Politics
“The president’s going to continue to fight back”: White House defends Trump’s media attacks“The president’s going to continue to fight back”: White House defends Trump’s media attacks
Politics

Sarah Sanders defended Trump’s assertion that the media is the “enemy of the people” even as many have hoped he’ll tone down his language.

By Emily Stewart
Technology
Full Q&A: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Recode Decode
Technology

Clinton discusses the 2018 midterms, Monica Lewinsky, U.S.-Saudi relations, social media regulation, artificial intelligence and more with Recode’s Kara Swisher.

By Eric Johnson
Gun Violence
The conspiracy theory that led to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, explainedThe conspiracy theory that led to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, explained
Gun Violence

Xenophobic panic over the migrant caravan found a target: Jews who helped resettle refugees.

By Dara Lind
Technology
Bradley Tusk, a political ‘fixer’ for tech companies, has a plan to make voting from your phone a realityBradley Tusk, a political ‘fixer’ for tech companies, has a plan to make voting from your phone a reality
Technology

“It’s the only way to fix democracy,” Tusk says.

By Eric Johnson
Politics
A Financial Times editor calls for a Fox News advertiser boycottA Financial Times editor calls for a Fox News advertiser boycott
Politics

Edward Luce said sponsors “bankroll the poison.”

By Stavros Agorakis
Politics
Gab, the social media platform favored by the alleged Pittsburgh shooter, explainedGab, the social media platform favored by the alleged Pittsburgh shooter, explained
Politics

“We believe that the only valid form of censorship is an individual’s own choice to opt-out.”

By Jane Coaston
Media
Fake news is responsible for Bolsonaro’s victory in BrazilFake news is responsible for Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil
Media

The misinformation and intimidation campaign was intense.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Culture
Domestic terrorism is on the rise. Why won’t cable news networks say so?Domestic terrorism is on the rise. Why won’t cable news networks say so?
Culture

Cable news aims not to inform but to placate. It facilitated the rise of our current hellscape.

By Emily St. James
Politics
Trump decries “political violence” at rally, then attacks the media and DemocratsTrump decries “political violence” at rally, then attacks the media and Democrats
Politics

It’s back to business as usual.

By Emily Stewart