Optimizing designs for user engagement undermines mental health and society. Social media sites favor hype and scandal over ...

“The company has developed a plan to launch the new TikTok app, known internally as ‘M2,’ to U.S. app stores on September 5…Under the plan, TikTok users will eventually have to download the new app to ...

A study of journalist pay in New Jersey offers findings that will likely be familiar to journalists in other states, too. The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University surveyed ...

Last week The Washington Post announced a new system, called “From the Source,” that will let sources annotate stories they ...

The policy was announced after an executive accused the newsroom of bias in its Trump administration coverage.

Whistleblowers can securely contact journalists without needing extra apps or tech-savvy skills. It’s a small step, but in ...

The intersection of news archives and large language models is a topic for the courtroom these days — but it can also bring ...

One year into its copyright litigation, the Center for Investigative Reporting is still one of the only nonprofits to take ...

In an attempt to retain subscribers, The Economist is also trying to help readers find stories more easily and quickly.

Many outlets have been personalizing news recommendations for years, but generative AI introduces the possibility to ...

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