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For most Americans, reporting by journalists embedded in war zones with our troops is the primary way we learn about our military men and women and the issues and challenges of serving in the armed forces. We’ve rounded up 10 great books about some of the best military, war and defense reporters in the business to help you learn more about America’s wars and war correspondents.
Journalists have been embedding — or traveling alongside — military service members for decades in order to get the best coverage of their country’s wars. But being in the midst of a war isn’t easy — especially if you don’t understand the unique lingo used in the military. Take our quiz to find out if you’re ready to embed solo or if you need to bring along a translator!
When The New York Times originally launched its military blog, At War, in 2008, it was a novel approach to coverage of wars that had been raging since 2001 and were already being forgotten by the public at large. It invited readers, from service members and aid workers to veterans and military spouses, to contribute their stories and share their experiences “at war” with Times readers. After eight years, however, the blog went dormant. Then, Lauren Katzenberg arrived.
You may already know that the news media audience is well informed — they do, after all, keep up with the news. But did you know they’re also politically engaged? 86 percent of the news media audience — or 122 million U.S. adults — is registered to vote. The news media also reach voters who are considered thought leaders or early followers, those people who are ahead of the curve on how the country will turn.
This year, we’re taking a look at the best TV shows featuring the news media industry that are worth binge-watching because it’s too cold to do anything else.
As midterm elections approach in the U.S., fake news producers have been sharing more and more stories that paint one side or the other as bad actors. Sometimes, those stories can seem so plausible that even the savviest of news consumers is at risk of falling for the lies. Take our quiz to find out how you’d fare against the fake news creators!
As part of Free Speech Week, we’re looking back at some of the biggest moments in the history of our First Amendment right to a free press and the impacts those moments had on the press as we know it today.
When you think of audio news, one of three things probably comes to mind: radio, podcasts or headlines read via smart speaker. But some news outlets are trying something new — audio articles. Audio articles are recordings of single stories already published as written content. Instead of accessing them through a podcast app, the stories are often made available on the webpage right alongside the print stories.
Last month, Pew Research Center released updated information on the use of social media for finding and accessing news stories. More than two-thirds (68 percent) of Americans said they get their news from social media.
