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Newsroom Cuts and Editorial Bias Drive Shrinking Religion Coverage Worldwide
Public demand for better coverage remains strong, in spite of declining newsroom expertise on faith and religion.
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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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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.
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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.
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Two BBC Executives Resign After Panorama Ethics Scandal Exposes Years of Bias
Once lauded for impartiality, the BBC now faces scrutiny over biased reporting, ethical breaches and systemic editorial failures.
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Silence as Policy: How the Columbia Journalism Review Protects Its Own and Abandons the Public
When conflicts of interest in major news coverage were exposed, CJR refused to respond, eroding public trust in media oversight.
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WSJ’s Kevin Dugan Lies to Everyone Again—While Broadcasting His Own Misconduct
Freedom exposes Dugan’s ties to an anti-Scientology hate group as he mocks media watchdogs, blocks critics and calls his own posts “BS.”
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Gallup Data Shows Media Trust at Record Low as WSJ Reporter Kevin Dugan’s Hidden Bias Emerges
Dugan’s undisclosed ties to an anti-Scientology hate group reveal lapses in Wall Street Journal oversight—and explain why Americans’ trust in newspapers, TV and radio has plummeted to 28 percent.
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WSJ Bigot Kevin Dugan’s Hidden Ties to Secret Group Calling to “Destroy Scientology” Revealed
Dugan’s undisclosed collaboration with a clandestine hate group shows his allegiance lies not with journalism, but with bigotry.
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From Editorial Byline to Professional Flatline—Dan Wakeford Is the Grim Reaper of the Tabloids
From celebrity gossip to anti-religious propaganda, Wakeford’s brand of “journalism” leaves only wreckage behind.
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San Francisco Standard Shamelessly Abandons Ethics to Serve Bigotry and Clicks
How a reporter’s reliance on a discredited hate blogger cast a shadow over a story—and a website—masquerading as journalism.
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The Death of the Byline: How AI Avatars Are Replacing Real Reporters in a Crisis of Credibility
From fabricated personas and stock-photo journalists to full-blown local “news” sites run by bots, the rise of AI-generated reporting is upending trust in the press—revealing just how easy it is to fake the Fourth Estate.
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The Media’s Sacred Cows
Don’t take a free cup of coffee, reporters are warned—even as their bosses cover for friendly politicians and rake in cash from those who despoil society.
