Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states. It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources ...

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Ithaca Initiative at the University of Delaware Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration and the incubator for Media Education and ...

“We cannot be neutral about this, by definition. A free press that doesn’t agitate for democracy is an oxymoron.” It’s time for American journalism to rewrite its own job description. The model used ...

It is no secret that politics have gone digital. Most of us get at least some of our news about politics online, and many of us follow politicians on social media platforms. We may express our views ...

The summit began with opening remarks from Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou, iMEdD Managing Director and SNF Dialogues Executive Director and Dr. Timothy Shaffer, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of ...

Question: Is social media bad for democracy? Answer: There are concerns about social media, and a fairly robust debate on the importance of platforms such as TikTok on the social and political ...

BKC Affiliate Sahar Massachi explores challenges and potential solutions for safeguarding online democracy in a rapidly shifting digital world. "Not all content deserves to go viral...things [used to] ...

Robert McChesney, co-founder of the advocacy group Free Press and a tireless defender of media and democracy, has died at the age of 72. McChesney was a prolific author, with nearly three dozen books ...

The Association of Media and Communication Researchers of Nigeria has announced plans to hold its sixth International Academic Conference and Annual General Meeting to examine the changing ...

We discuss the state of public media and challenges facing news outlets and journalists. In the current media landscape, the role of trustworthy news sources may be more vital than ever. We talk with ...