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Cognitive Dissonance and Journalism
Posted March 17, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch A recent New Yorker article raised criticisms of research derived from cognitive dissonance theory. The article seemed to conclude that cognitive dissonance is not a thing. This post addresses those…
The Future of News: What Journalism's Top Editors Said at SXSW
At the annual South by Southwest festival, there are endless opportunities for deep discussions about the state of media, from journalism to TV and film. One compelling session from the Austin, Texas-based festival brought together three of the…
Malaysia Drops $76M on Production While Journalism Burns Resources
The map of where media work happens is being redrawn. Malaysia committed RM300 million ($76.5 million) over five years to its production rebate program, enough capital to shift the gravitational center of global production work further into…
Traveler's Journal: Wildlife of the Scandinavian Arctic
In November 2023, we traveled to Norway to see the aurora and photograph whales above the Arctic Circle. We were there for the last sunset of the year, as the sun wouldn't rise again until around February 2024. We had approximately four hours of…
Andy Lack to invest $7M in nonprofit journalism
Andy Lack, former chair of NBC News and MSNBC and co-founder and executive chair of Deep South Today, a network of local nonprofit newsrooms in Louisiana and Mississippi, is committing $7 million to support nonprofit journalism, he told Axios in an…
The Decay of American Journalism in a Disinformation Age
As a historian, I often have the opportunity to teach classes that speak to my research interests. I teach variety of courses on U.S. political history and immigration studies—a subject in line with my reporting background. However, I…
Most editors at math journal resign over multiple reviews, 'cloak-and-dagger' removal of EIC
Nearly two dozen editors of a mathematics journal have resigned after its publisher removed the top editor and implemented a multiple review system, “running roughshod over the standard practices of the refereeing process in…
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (NASDAQ:DJCO) Trading Up 7.3% - Should You Buy?
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (NASDAQ:DJCO - Get Free Report) shot up 7.3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday. The stock traded as high as $501.62 and last traded at $501.12. 20,670 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 77% from the average…
The future of code is exciting and terrifying
On The Vergecast: how to love and hate AI at the same time, and what US phone buyers are missing. On The Vergecast: how to love and hate AI at the same time, and what US phone buyers are missing. David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast…
What smart people in markets are saying about the potential for the SEC to scrap quarterly reporting requirements
Wall Street could be on the verge of a major change that could have implications for publicly traded companies and their investors. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is considering eliminating…
Climate change is the latest weapon in warfare. Trump is indulging it
The day before President Donald Trump ordered bombs dropped on Iran, he visited a Whataburger in Corpus Christi, Texas, just one of several seemingly innocuous stops in the Lone Star State. He was mostly there to celebrate a dredging project…
Sam Alito's Latest Reversal at the Supreme Court Is an Absolute Embarrassment
Sign up for Executive Dysfunction, a weekly newsletter that surfaces under-the-radar stories about what Trump is doing to the law—and how the law is pushing back. Last month, when the Supreme Court agreed to grant a petition from two oil…
Banks Begin Applying Insider Trading Rules to Prediction Markets
Banks are starting to apply insider trading rules to prediction markets, treating them like any other financial instrument. Early policy reviews suggest prediction markets are moving from a grey area into formal corporate and regulatory oversight.
Arizona Files Charges Against Kalshi, Calling Prediction Market an 'Illegal Gambling Operation'
Prediction market platform Kalshi was hit with criminal charges in the state of Arizona for allegedly operating an illegal gambling service and allowing unlicensed election wagering, the state's attorney general announced. Arizona AG Kris Mayes…
WATCH LIVE: Postmaster General Steiner testifies at House hearing on financial future of USPS
The U.S. Postal Service will run out of cash within a year unless Congress lifts a decades-old cap and allows the agency to borrow more money, the new postmaster general warned in an interview this month. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
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