Knight papers

The media isn’t making people more divided

Instead, people are using the media to ally with their…

Is Trust Possible in a Polarized Age?

Strong and fair legal and political systems, contact across divides, and economic security all help

Diversity isn’t what divides us. Division is what divides us.

Pursuing integration will help build…

An optimistic view on increasing trust

Plus: new Medium digital magazine takes on trust

Filter bubbles are only part of the problem

Why we need to think about truth and legitimacy when consuming news, & the three-dimensional filter map that helps

America the Clueless or America the Context-less?

A practical, contextual approach to reporting on complex issues

Let’s face it, communicating facts can be difficult

But, we can explore ways to draw people’s…

Why James Madison would say our real problem is not misinformation

A founding father concerned with…

Three reasons junk news spreads so quickly across social media

Algorithms, advertising and exposure in…

Why people are wired to believe what they want to believe

And what we can do about that