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This is what happened when MAGA people thought I was one of them.

When 2,529 people were offered a free subscription to their local newspapers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Philadelphia Inquirer, only forty-four accepted—less than 2 percent—according to an academic study set to be published this year in the American Journal of Political Science.  Dan Hopkins, a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania, conducted the […]

One of the world’s most powerful news outlets has a new mandate — which happens to sync with the views of one of the world’s richest men.

One year after January 6th, we look back at our reporting on the militia movement.

The Wall Street Journal's stubborn conservatism.

The Verge is a big thing that feels small; we’re going to keep it that way.

After a decade covering the Zucks, Googles, and Ubers of the scene, the Verge editor in chief reflects on tech’s troublesome relationship with the rest of the world.

Apple News will now offer its local news experience in Charlotte, Miami, and Washington, D.C.

On the new Culture podcast "The Review," our Atlantic staff writers break down the Emmy-winning soccer sitcom and its much-discussed second season.

In the age of streaming, public libraries offer small-scale alternatives for local archiving.

I hadn't seen this from Matt when it first came out last month, but it hit me timely today: When tech oversteps its mandate as a too...

Rural adults are less likely than suburban adults to have home broadband and less likely than urban adults to own a smartphone, tablet or computer.

This article explores the new voice-based app, Clubhouse, and whether the app is truly creating an experience that promotes equity.

Six Americans logged their news consumption over the course of a day and, in doing so, probed their habits and perceptions.

In 2016 the LinkedIn breach data became available to the public. What the Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers did with it then is quite the story.

How did influencers become our moral authorities?

“To be truly countercultural in a time of tech hegemony, one has to, above all, betray the platform.”

The host, P.J. Vogt, and a senior reporter, Sruthi Pinnamaneni, each apologized after former colleagues accused them of working against union organizers and “multiple efforts to diversify.”

Given The Intercept's vehement denials, readers are entitled to see for themselves what the truth is: transparency journalism with integrity requires.

Walter Cronkite once said that “journalism is what we need to make democracy work.” He was absolutely right, which is why today’s assault on journalism by Wall Street, billionaire businessmen, Silicon Valley, and Donald Trump presents a crisis—and why we must take concrete action. Real journalism is different from the gossip, punditry, and clickbait that […]