This new job reimagines the once common public editor position, otherwise known as the newsroom ombudsman. Instead of examining the work of a single newsroom, Compton will answer audience questions about all the newsrooms in Indianapolis. Through her columns, she'll explore the strengths and weaknesses of the local news organizations, looking at their community service and their journalistic values. Her goal is to strengthen overall news literacy of the people living in Indianapolis.
When we look at what makes media literacy effective, the data shows it works best when the content and skills are delivered by a trusted messenger. MediaWise ambassadors, like those we're working with on G.A.M.E., build on that proven strategy to address information challenges facing their communities. If we want to reach people, trusted messengers are really the best voices to be delivering this content.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised the concern over whether Americans understand the difference between a king and a president at a New York Law School event Tuesday. At a Constitution and Citizenship Day Summit panel discussion aimed at fostering conversation about how to improve civic participation with the law school's dean and several other state and federal judges, Sotomayor asked the question without referencing either political party or President Donald Trump.
It could be on the front page, or it could be in the business section, or maybe even in the sports section of the newspaper. But simply, at the breakfast table-hopefully on a weekend day where there's lots of time and everybody's very relaxed and the children are sitting at the table-just say, "Would you listen to this?" Then read that article, lean back in your chair and say, "What do you think of that?" And then just be quiet.
In that first lesson, I introduced students to the idea of becoming "de-tech-tives," a concept inspired by the late Dr. Jason Ohler's book, Digital Community, Digital Citizen, and shaped by the themes I learned from Dr. Pamela Rutledge, two professors I'd met while studying media psychology. On that first day, the students and I explored how people throughout history have adapted to new tools.
AI-generated video has gotten way too good. Scary good, actually. Because of that, our feeds are flooded with suspiciously perfect clips - like impossibly cute animals bouncing on trampolines - racking up millions of views across TikTok, Shorts, and Reels. With AI content blending seamlessly into our scroll, it's not always easy to know what's real. So, how can you tell if a viral video is AI-generated?
Presented by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter, GlobalFact is the world's largest and most impactful summit for professional fact-checking. Every year, fact-checkers come together to address industry-wide challenges, exchange best practices and build collaborative solutions to improve our shared information ecosystem. Each day of the summit features keynote presentations, interactive learning sessions and networking events to help fact-checkers build business operations, audiences and impact.
Mark Wahlberg straightens his tie and beams at the audience as he takes his seat on the daytime talk show The View, ahead of his hotly anticipated interview. Immediately, he's unsettled by the host, Joy Behar. Something isn't quite right about her mannerisms. Her eyes seem shifty, suspicious, even predatory. There's a sense, almost, of the uncanny valley—her presence feels oddly inhuman. His instincts are right, of course, and he's soon forced to defend himself against a barrage of cruel insults playing on his deepest vulnerabilities. The audience are stunned—none more so than those watching at home on YouTube, who swiftly thumb in their words of reassurance. It's a scene that has been described as one of the most talked about moments in daytime television history. Except, Mark Wahlberg hasn't been a guest on The View since 2015. The inevitable twist? None of this happened in reality, but rather elapsed over the course of a 25 minute long 'fanfiction' style video, made with the magic of artificial intelligence to potentially fool 460,000 drama-hungry viewers.
In an interview, Parker mentioned, "I used to say, I can't, because of the government,' and I'd do this, Parker said, pointing up to the sky. It really confused people."
As our president sets his sights on defunding PBS and NPR, I'm reminded why, for more than 30 years, I've shared thoughtful programming (produced on my own dime) with public television and radio stations.
TOTEM acts not merely as a traditional fact-checker but as a sophisticated barometer that gauges shifts in informational patterns, thus creating a tactile response to media changes.
Bella Ramsey, Walton Goggins, and Lauren James have recently made headlines, featuring in this monthâs AI or Real quiz that challenges you to differentiate between real and AI-generated images.
