It is entirely possible that you will stop reading this copy before you reach the end of the paragraph. One long-running study can shed light on why: in 2004, participants were able to focus on one on-screen task for an average of two and a half minutes. By 2016 that
Fact-checkers may come across traumatic content and graphic imagery during the course of their work, while contending with online attacks and the challenges of maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Nurudeen Akewushola, a fact-checker at FactCheckHub, shared how one particularly gory video he fact-checked led to nightmares and flashbacks. “I don’
Student journalists are increasingly in the public eye — and in the crosshairs. They’ve been recognized for covering consequential issues on campuses and in communities nationwide, and they’re viewed as part of the answer to the crisis in local news. Meanwhile, they’ve faced backlash, censorship, removal and other
Every year, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The Kavli Foundation honor excellence in science reporting from around the world through the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. The awards recognize submissions in categories such as reporting for children, video reporting, magazine reporting and more. The 2024
Want to sharpen your business journalism skills, better report on conflict, or be recognized for your science reporting? Check out our list of opportunities with deadlines next month and available to media professionals globally. Law journalism competition Deadline: March 2, 2025 Journalists with outstanding reporting on rule of law issues
The World Press Trends Outlook 2024-2025, the 30th edition of an annual report by WAN-IFRA (World Association of News Publishers), offers a comprehensive look at the opportunities and challenges facing news publishers worldwide. Based on a survey of over 240 senior media executives from 85 countries around the world, the
For nearly a decade, armed conflict in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon has resulted in civil unrest and serious human rights violations. More than 6,000 civilians have lost their lives and over 600,000 have been internally displaced, according to a Human Rights Watch report. The conflict has additionally
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has taken off at lightning speed in the past couple of years, creating disruption in many industries. Newsrooms are no exception. A new report published today finds that news audiences and journalists alike are concerned about how news organizations are – and could be – using generative AI
In 2020, Harvard College’s student newspaper, The Crimson, broke a story about sexual harassment allegations against three professors in the anthropology department. The article garnered a strong reaction from the student body, leading to student protests criticizing the university's complicity in the matter. It brought the anthropology
Fueled by powerful winds and rare dry conditions, a series of wildfires erupted on January 7 and swept through the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The fires claimed at least 29 lives and at one point, close to 200,000 people were under evacuation orders. Alongside the devastation, false information about
After a tip about unsustainable logging at a Malaysian state-run oil palm plantation, former Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) Fellow Low Choon Chyuan launched a yearlong investigation, uncovering “the plantation’s failure, environmental impacts, and multiple loans from a local bank.” “The investigation exposed the structural weaknesses in Malaysia’s forest
Since the 2024 U.S. election, which brought Donald Trump back to the White House, journalists have joined the masses of users leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that once was deemed essential for covering breaking news and following public discourse. Going back to Elon Musk’