MEDIA & ETHICS
VIOLATIONS
Washington Post Layoffs Highlight Crisis of Public Trust in US Newsrooms
Over 300 journalists lost their jobs and CEO Will Lewis promptly resigned. Public trust in the Post and mainstream media has hit historic lows.
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VIOLATIONS
VIOLATIONS
Washington Post Layoffs Highlight Crisis of Public Trust in US Newsrooms
Over 300 journalists lost their jobs and CEO Will Lewis promptly resigned. Public trust in the Post and mainstream media has hit historic lows.
VIOLATIONS
New Year’s Resolutions for the Media: Tell the Truth About Religion—and Earn Back Credibility
As confidence in the press collapses, fair coverage of faith becomes a test of whether journalism can still serve the public.
VIOLATIONS
Anti-Scientology Reporting Kills Careers—With Dan Wakeford the Latest to Fall
Reporters who obsessively promote anti-Scientology narratives are now finding themselves jobless. The message is loud and clear: Audiences won’t tolerate bigotry.
TRENDS
TRENDS
Young Adults Are Rewriting How Americans Get and Trust News
A generation that respects influencers over institutions is reshaping how journalism is consumed, interpreted and valued—and challenging newsrooms that assume legacy alone still commands trust.
TRENDS
Poll Finds Majority of Americans See Journalists as Biased
Only 45 percent of Americans believe journalists act in the public’s best interests, underscoring a deep crisis of trust in the press.
TRENDS
Reuters Report Exposes Collapse of Faith in Journalism
A new global report finds audiences fleeing traditional news, driven by disillusionment not disinterest. The industry’s survival now hinges on reform.
MAGAZINE
THE POSSE OF LUNATICS
Recently, a handful of not so self-respecting journalists ran with apocryphal tales on the Church of Scientology. Even the most cursory comparison from one bit of reportage to the next reveals an unmistakable similarity one to the next. For each drew their sources from the same small cadre of ex-Scientologists. Those individuals are the subject of this
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