2020 Election
FCC commissioner urges agency to close WTXF license probe
The commissioner said the FCC needs to wind down its politically-motivated investigation over a routine application to renew the license of Fox-owned WTXF.
Fox says group is distorting facts in battle for Philly TV license
The broadcaster says a new public interest group is making inaccurate claims in connection with its license renewal for Philadelphia's WTXF.
Viewpoint: TikTok teens punked Donald Trump — and may have threatened democracy, too
Social media has enabled protests and meaningful political action by capturing public attention, but it can also make the electoral process vulnerable to misinformation and manipulation.
By:
Anjana Susarla
Citing policy, Bloomberg says it won’t investigate Democratic presidential candidates
The decision reveals a news organization's struggle to fairly and completely cover the news when one of its own becomes integral to the story.
To thwart misinformation, is it time to assign news services a credibility rating?
Research shows only one in five people can actually spot misleading content. One way to help fight the spread of misinformation: Assign credibility ratings to news sources.
By:
Antino Kim, Alan R. Dennis, Patricia L. Moravec & Randall K. Minas