The media's trust problem

Do you trust us?

A recent Pew Research Center poll found that fewer than half of Americans have trust in journalists to act in the public’s best interests — a share that has been falling for years. At the same time, partisanship is surging, and generative AI is challenging the very notion of truth.


We’ve come a long way from the days when CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite was…

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Jen Yamato on ‘Streets of Fire’

Esteemed film critic and entertainment journalist Jen Yamato (_LA Times_ , _Washington Post_ , _Asian Enough_ podcast) loves cinema, but hasn't often felt seen in the movies -- especially as a kid. But she found something to relate and aspire to in Ellen Aim, as played by a very young Diane Lane, in 1984's _Streets of Fire_. All about that film, plus karaoke joy, Little Giants, Terrifying Girls…

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Gay Journalist Eugene Ramirez Claims He Was Detained After Booing Trump And Melania

A gay journalist says he was briefly detained by security staff after booing Donald Trump during the opening night of Chicago at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ...

The post Gay Journalist Eugene Ramirez Claims He Was Detained After Booing Trump And Melania appeared first on Star Observer.

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Senior European journalist suspended over AI-generated quotes

The errors were highlighted by an investigation by one of Mediahuis’s own titles, NRC, where Vandermeersch had been editor-in-chief in the 2010s. NRC alleged Vandermeersch had published “dozens” of quotes that were false and that seven quoted individuals in his posts said they had not made the statements attributed to them.

Vandermeersch said he made a second mistake by failing to correct…

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