The media exaggerates negative news. This distortion has consequences | Steven Pinker

Whether or not the world truly is worsening, the nature of news will make us believe that it is Opinion Steven Pinker ‘The nature of news is most likely to misshape individuals’s view of the world.’Illustration: Sam Morris E very day the news is filled with stories about war, terrorism,...
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Trump interview: ‘I’m very popular in Britain. I get a lot of fan mail’

A round-up of a few of the more eyebrow-raising declarations in the United States presidents interview with Piers Morgan Trump interview:’I’m preferred in Britain. I get a great deal of fan mail ‘ First released on Sun 28 Jan 2018 21.58 EST
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The top US tech stories of 2017: the utopian dream comes to an end

Scandal at Uber, the backlash against Facebook, smartphone addiction: west coast editor Merope Mills shares the Guardian stories that captured the mood The utopian dream of Silicon Valley is no more 2017 made sure of that. Every month has brought fresh scandal to the titans of the industry, from Russian...
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Breaking news: why does Hollywood gloss over the world of magazine journalism?

While Steven Spielbergs drama once again venerates the guys who report the news, movie theater still depicts publication workplaces as the world of shallow, disgraceful females A s a publication reporter, it’s tough to get away the sensation that individuals think about feature-writing a lower art than tough news. You...
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Here are the people who read the most fake news, according to a first-of-its-kind study

Ya, we understand exactly what this person checks out. Image: Corbis through Getty Images A brand-new research study validates your worst worries about phony news in the United States — it’s prevalent, alters pro-Trump, and is primarily taken in by your conservative uncle. Oh, and truth monitoring hasn’t operated at...
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From rock stars to feminist pioneers: the notable Americans who died in 2017

This year we bid goodbye to beloved celebrities Tom Petty and Mary Tyler Moore, as well as controversial figures Charles Manson and Roger Ailes, and others Tom Petty The Heartbreakers frontman Tom Petty died after suffering a cardiac arrest in his Malibu home in October. He was 66. Petty produced...
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The 2018 internet resolution everyone should have: Bring back your browser bar

An open memo, to all marginally-smart people/consumers of web “material”: Hi. Some concerns. Do you … Want the web to be much better in 2018? Want your preferred media outlets to make it through 2018? Want the expansion of “phony news” (both the now-meaningless expression and real bullshit news) to...
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