Social media's retreat on truth fuels democracy's decline

Social media's retreat on truth fuels democracy's decline

Social media's decision to follow Trump’s lead, absolving themselves of any responsibility for protecting users, and the quality of the information received by these outlets, could be catastrophic.

'Murder the truth': Inside the secret right-wing campaign to silence the media

The new book Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful by The New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich chronicles an ongoing campaign by the wealthy and powerful to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. S...

Trump Fuels the Right-Wing Effort to Silence Journalists, Protect the Powerful

Trump’s remarks in 2016 sparked a movement of lawyers devoted to suing and threatening news outlets, says David Enrich.

“Murder the Truth”: David Enrich on Right-Wing Campaign to Silence Journalists & Protect the Powerful

The new book Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful by The New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich chronicles an ongoing campaign by the wealthy and powerful to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which in 1964 established bedrock protections against spurious defamation and libel cases in the U.S. legal system. By “subject[ing] people t

Emily Greenberg's 'Alternative Facts': A post-truth blend of fiction, politics and pop culture

Local author Emily Greenberg’s debut collection of experimental short stories explores blurred lines between truth and fiction, with settings ranging from Kellyanne Conway's perspective on inauguration night to a chance meeting between Paris Hilton and Thomas Pynchon.