What Happens When the News Is Gone? In Jones County, North Carolina, and many other places around the country, local journalism has just about dried up. January 27, 2020 The El Paso Shooting and the Virality of Evil What can be done about the fact that so many domestic terrorists seem to find inspiration in the same online spaces? August 4, 2019 The Fight for the Future of YouTube The video giant’s recent travails underscore a basic question: How “neutral” should social-media platforms try to be? July 8, 2019 A Pitch for a Nationwide 5G Network Tailor-Made for Trump’s 2020 Campaign An insurgent telecommunications company makes a play to monetize the Defense Department’s unused radio spectrum. May 24, 2019 The Poway Synagogue Shooting Follows an Unsettling New Script Minutes after a threatening message was posted on 8chan, a Twitter user tried to sound the alarm. April 29, 2019 The Terrifying Potential of 5G Technology The future of wireless technology holds the promise of total connectivity. But it will also be especially susceptible to cyberattacks and surveillance. April 26, 2019 The Urgent Quest for Slower, Better News The current system for delivering news online is broken. Readers and journalists will need to work together to find a new one. April 10, 2019 The Reporter Who Wrote About Layoffs at the Cleveland Plain Dealer After He Was Laid Off The veteran writer and editor Tom Feran talks about what it was like to witness the industry’s decline over nearly thirty years of working for the Cleveland paper. April 5, 2019 Shrinking Newspapers and the Costs of Environmental Reporting in Coal Country A year ago, the last Kentucky newspaper staffer dedicated to the environmental beat left his job. He hasn’t been replaced. March 26, 2019 Can Tucker Carlson Be Shamed? Fox News has stood by its host amid a series of scandals. Recently, though, Carlson’s show has started to lose advertisers. March 13, 2019