List of Media articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Facebook — and the Republic — Solve the Fake News Problem?
Incendiary false news reports proliferated on the platform during the U.S. election campaign.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Please Not the Horror-Clown!’: How the Foreign Press Is Covering Election Day
The foreign press is covering Election Day like the end of days.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Brief Life and Slow Death of Ukrainian Journalism
An independent news channel wanted to revolutionize Ukrainian media. But not all Ukrainians were in the mood for the truth.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Case for Outcast Media
In authoritarian states, foreign-based media can be the best source of reliable information — as one exiled Azerbaijan news outlet proves.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Obama’s General’ Pleads Guilty to Leaking Stuxnet Operation
Gen. James Cartwright was a favorite of the commander in chief but that couldn’t save him from the White House’s war on leakers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 WikiLeaks, Sputnik, and the Story of a (Perhaps) Russian Information Operation
Donald Trump repeated accusations from Russian state media that misrepresented a WikiLeaks email.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How should the USMC have responded to Sarah Silverman’s boot camp tweets?
I like “Task & Purpose,” but I thought an article it ran about how the Marine Corps could have had a little fun with Silverman’s concern about hazing in boot camp was off base.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Is Going on with this Flagship Hong Kong Newspaper?
First a strange interview. Then its Chinese-language operations went dark.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Live by the Pen, Die by the Sword
The war against journalists in Ukraine is getting bloody.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Islamic Republic’s War on Women
The election of Hassan Rouhani gave new momentum to Iran’s devout Muslim feminists — but the mullahs aren’t having it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Report: Russian Hackers Target New York Times
The FBI is reportedly investigating breaches at the newspaper and other outlets.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Cartoons Save Pakistan’s Children From Jihad?
A bold movement of progressive publishers and artists is bringing new comic book heroes to Pakistan’s at-risk children.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Twitter Just Suspended 235,000 Extremist Accounts. It’s the Ones Still Open That Are the Problem.
Accounts of many known terrorists remain open.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 North Korea Rolls Out Its Own Authoritarian-Style Netflix
North Korea has a new video streaming service for viewers to surf TV channels or re-watch documentaries about the country's leaders.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Did the Head of the Thai Junta Smell a Sock?
Critics of the Thailand's military government have been detained for voicing their opinions. But that hasn't stopped people from making fun of a photo of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.