DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy

Daniele Proch with teammates on the soccer field

November 21, 2019

A Road Less Traveled to Duke

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Local Newspapers Are Suffering, but Still the Most Significant

September 10, 2019

Philip Napoli: Local Newspapers Are Suffering, but Still the Most Significant

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Bias Is Good. It Just Needs a Label

August 30, 2019

Bill Adair: Bias Is Good. It Just Needs a Label

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Number Of Fact-Checking Outlets Surges To 188 In More Than 60 Countries

June 17, 2019

Mark Stencel: Number Of Fact-Checking Outlets Surges To 188 In More Than 60 Countries

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Chuck Todd and Bill Adair shared stories illustrating the struggles of modern political journalism. Photos by Colin Huth.

January 15, 2019

Chuck Todd on Journalism's Long Road Back to Win Public Trust

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Fact-Checking Arrives On Broadway — But Not My Kind Of Fact-Checking

October 18, 2018

Bill Adair: Fact-Checking Arrives On Broadway — But Not My Kind Of Fact-Checking

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October 11, 2018

Real-Time Fact-Checking: There's (Almost) An App For That

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warning about media deserts

August 8, 2018

Problem of Local News Deserts is Widespread, Study Finds

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Beyond the Truth-O-Meter

July 25, 2018

Bill Adair: Beyond the Truth-O-Meter

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Jonathan Allen of NBC News shares with a POLIS class current challenges in political journalism. Photo by Joel Luther.

April 30, 2018

'I’m contrarian. I’m a curmudgeon. Journalism is my calling.'

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Professor Phil Napoli's article recommends that social media companies develop a sense of public service and see themselves as responsible providers of the news and information.

April 23, 2018

Fake News, the First Amendment and Failure in the Marketplace of Ideas

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Michael Kruse talks with students at the POLIS event.

February 6, 2018

During a Day With Students, Journalist Michael Kruse Draws Connections Between Political Reporting and Citizenship

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Megan McArdle: We hate you seems to be the message of the tax code

December 1, 2017

Said@Duke: Megan McArdle on the Politics of the Tax Bill

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High risks, few facts in covering the story on Russian interference in the American election

April 25, 2017

Journalism Among Spooks: The Challenges of Reporting Spy Stories

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March 13, 2017

Said@Duke: Ted Koppel on the Future of Journalism

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Journalist Ted Koppel gives a dour assessment of the state of journalism during a talk at Duke. Photo by Chris Hildreth/Duke Photography

March 9, 2017

Koppel Warns Current State of Journalism Is Threat to State of Democracy

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