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I Read Every News Story About Nightclubs Published In The Last Week and I Never Want to Go Out Again
The world is a very, very cruel place.
How the Media's Moral Panic Over Chemsex Demonizes Gay Men
Nobody is arguing that chemsex does not exist, but the media is inflaming the issue.
Censorship, Corruption, and Bias: A Video Game About Newspaper Journalism
'The Westport Independent' makes you a newspaper editor trying to do journalism in the face of a corrupt government.
Why Is Britain Up in Arms About a Pair of Breasts in a Tabloid Newspaper?
This week the editors of the "Sun" gleefully trolled feminists upset about the tradition of "Page 3 girls."
Robot Reporters Will Write News Tailored to You
AI keeps its readers in mind, even when it's targeting an audience of one.
Behind the Daily Paywall: The Site that Pays You to Read Pirated Articles
Paolo Cirio hacked into the Wall Street Journal, FT, and the Economist, and has published every paywalled story they ran in 2014. And he will pay you to read them.
How the British Media Is Narrowing the Immigration Debate
The UK media has been becoming steadily more right-wing when it comes to talking about immigration and immigrants.
How Sydney and Australia Reacted to the Cafe Hostage Crisis Online
The gunman who seized a cafe in downtown Sydney has reportedly been killed by police, but not before two hostages were killed (and four wounded). Here's how it played out online.
Austria Has No Problems Whatsoever (According to Its Newspapers)
The message of the popular "Austrian Problems" Facebook page is that since there aren't any real problems in Austria, the media create silly new ones out of thin air. The conceit is false, but the Facebook page has a point about the headlines being...
The End of Toronto’s The Grid Is Another Blow to the Troubled Canadian Media Landscape
What has already been a terrible year for the Canadian journalism industry got worse earlier this week when free Toronto weekly The Grid announced it was ending its three-year run, both in print and online.
Go Sing on the Shores of Europe in Yann Tiersen's New Video for "A Midsummer Evening"
Before you listen to this, put on a blazer, hat, and pick up a copy of a newspaper. Let's get sophisticated.
The Bar That's a Second Home for a Generation of New Orleans Journalists
Since the mid 80s, journalists from all over have been gathering at Molly's at the Market to get wasted, gossip, and occasionally have flashes of inspiration that are gone as soon as the hangover comes the next day.