“Ideas that matter,
since 1965.”
As America approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, the relationship between the press and the public has reached a critical juncture.
The veteran journalist examines the lack of trust in the media today and offers his thoughts about how his colleagues in the Fourth Estate can win back the confidence of the public.
The Age of Influencers and the Rise of AI
Five years after COVID, it’s as though we live in a completely different media world than we did before. We are living in an age of influencers, and our jobs have changed again.
From Ink-Stained Fingers to Instant Feeds
Today, there is no morning news cycle — only a constant one. A story can spark on a podcast, catch fire on social media, and reach thousands before a traditional outlet even weighs in.
Today’s Communications Leaders are Playing 24/7 Three-Dimensional Chess
Earned media is still important, but catching up quickly is “owned” media — that is, producing one’s own content and distributing it through websites and social media.
James Madison would be Appalled
The Founders understood that free speech is a fundamental freedom on which our democracy rests. Restricting press access runs counter to this principle and violates the First Amendment.
America And The Rise Of Assassination Culture
What’s happening on the internet is shaping and changing America in ways far beyond any of us can easily control — and are only beginning to understand.
When it Comes to AI, the Market for Truth Outperforms the Ministry of Truth
If we want AI to deepen our understanding of reality rather than distort it, we need more freedom, not less. Truth can’t be programmed — it must be discovered through open debate.
Fact Checking in the Age of AI
For the first time in history, users may soon have their own personalized fact-checking agents delivering customized, real-time context without waiting for a newsroom to publish a verdict.
As Authoritarians Invest in Online Censorship, Democracies Must Meet the Challenge
Freedom House found that governments have deployed increasingly advanced and widespread measures to control the digital sphere over the past decade and a half.
Ripon Profile of Brett Guthrie
Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie discusses his service in the military & elective office.
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In this edition
As America approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, the relationship between the press and the public has reached a critical juncture.
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Picking Up the Pieces
The veteran journalist examines the lack of trust in the media today and offers his thoughts about how his colleagues in the Fourth Estate can win back the confidence of the public.
-
The Age of Influencers and the Rise of AI
Five years after COVID, it’s as though we live in a completely different media world than we did before. We are living in an age of influencers, and our jobs have changed again.
-
From Ink-Stained Fingers to Instant Feeds
Today, there is no morning news cycle — only a constant one. A story can spark on a podcast, catch fire on social media, and reach thousands before a traditional outlet even weighs in.
-
Today’s Communications Leaders are Playing 24/7 Three-Dimensional Chess
Earned media is still important, but catching up quickly is “owned” media — that is, producing one’s own content and distributing it through websites and social media.
-
James Madison would be Appalled
The Founders understood that free speech is a fundamental freedom on which our democracy rests. Restricting press access runs counter to this principle and violates the First Amendment.
-
America And The Rise Of Assassination Culture
What’s happening on the internet is shaping and changing America in ways far beyond any of us can easily control — and are only beginning to understand.
-
When it Comes to AI, the Market for Truth Outperforms the Ministry of Truth
If we want AI to deepen our understanding of reality rather than distort it, we need more freedom, not less. Truth can’t be programmed — it must be discovered through open debate.
-
Fact Checking in the Age of AI
For the first time in history, users may soon have their own personalized fact-checking agents delivering customized, real-time context without waiting for a newsroom to publish a verdict.
-
As Authoritarians Invest in Online Censorship, Democracies Must Meet the Challenge
Freedom House found that governments have deployed increasingly advanced and widespread measures to control the digital sphere over the past decade and a half.
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Ripon Profile of Brett Guthrie
Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie discusses his service in the military & elective office.
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