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How to Cover Vaccine Hesitancy

With vaccine supply increasing, American newsrooms will be tested as the narrative moves from who can’t get the shot to who won’t get the shot. Ordinary journalistic practices can unintentionally exacerbate the public health crisis by amplifying the very mis- and disinformation it seeks to counter. Drawing on input from experts and journalists, Vivian Schiller of Aspen Digital extracted lessons whose seeming simplicity gives way to massive complications.

BY Vivian Schiller

Blog Post

03.05.2021
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The Press's Critical Role in a Healthy Democracy

In a time of heightened distrust, how can media outlets reclaim the public’s confidence? We hear from a longtime journalist.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

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02.25.2021
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Covering the U.S. Elections: A Global View

DECEMBER 16, 2020 - All eyes are on an America torn by unprecedented levels of partisan division, an onslaught of mis- and disinformation, and a president asserting victory without evidence.

BY Aspen Digital

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12.16.2020
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Our Info Ecosystems: A Post-Election Check-in

NOVEMBER 5, 2020 - Only 36 hours after voting ended, we check in on the resilience of news organizations and social media platforms to meet the moment amidst an unprecedented election.

BY Aspen Digital

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11.05.2020
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Reflecting Race on Screen

OCTOBER 13, 2020 - As part of our ongoing series, this program explores how U.S. entertainment companies are revisiting their traditional models to meet the moment and help diversify this generation of stories and storytellers.

BY Aspen Digital

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10.13.2020
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The Right Way to Cover Hacks and Leaks

The political media did almost everything wrong in covering the theft-and-leak of John Podesta's private emails amid the heat of the 2016 presidential campaign, four years ago today—and yet it’s not at all clear that if confronted by an operation similar to what Russian intelligence executed in targeting the Democratic National Committee via Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair, that we’d get it any more right now.

BY Garrett Graff

Blog Post

10.13.2020
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Diversity in the Publishing Industry

AUGUST 26, 2020 - Going off the New York Times best sellers list, books by Black authors are in demand. So why is publishing so reluctant to offer Black writers the same major deals typically offered to white ones?

BY Aspen Digital & 1 more

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08.26.2020
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How News Media Covers Race

JULY 14, 2020 - All too often, sensationalist reporting of unrest in communities has overshadowed the institutional and systemic racism that Black Americans face.

BY Aspen Digital

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07.14.2020
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America's Megaphone at Risk

JULY 1, 2020 - Since World War II, the US federal government has directly funded overseas radio and digital outlets for the purpose of distributing fact-based news and American values. This program is now under siege.

BY Aspen Digital

Video

07.01.2020
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