
Media
Civil rights groups say if Facebook won’t act on election misinformation, they will
Facebook critics are banding together to monitor misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression on the social network because, they argue, it has fallen short.
4 years ago
How the ban on WeChat would silence interaction by Philly region’s Chinese community
The U.S. government’s prohibition would affect communications with relatives in China, with neighbors here, and with obtaining services, some say.
4 years ago
US bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security
The order Friday was put into place, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, to “combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data."
4 years ago
Top Pa. Republican’s campaign sues journalists over public records costs
Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati's campaign is seeking $6,070 from The Caucus, Caucus Bureau Chief Brad Bumsted, and Spotlight PA reporter Angela Couloumbis.
4 years ago
Kevin Hart to host famed telethon long hosted by Jerry Lewis
Hart called the telethon’s return an “incredible opportunity” to bring back the work of Lewis, who helped make the Muscular Dystrophy Association event a decades-old tradition
5 years ago
Inquirer journalists of color press for action on diversity and culture in public report card
A new website details institutional inequities and lists demands for change.
5 years ago
Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates
Trump's team has tried to pressure the commission to move up the debates, citing increased use of early and absentee voting because of the coronavirus.
5 years ago
N.J. Civic Information Consortium could get first cash infusion in Murphy’s revised budget
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law creating the consortium in 2018, but it still has not received state dollars as promised. That could change now.
5 years ago
WURD celebrates its founder and Black women in politics
Philly’s only Black talk radio station was created to improve the health and wealth of the community. It’s annual Founder’s Day included a panel on women in politics.
5 years ago
As journalists work from home, their newsrooms are shutting down
Tribune Publishing, the parent company of local news outlets across the country is closing the physical offices of five newspapers permanently.
5 years ago
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom votes overwhelmingly to strike
Union members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette voted overwhelmingly to go on strike Monday after years of stalled contract negotiations.
5 years ago
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat.
5 years ago
Facebook, citing virus misinformation, deletes Trump post
The post in question featured a link to a Fox News video in which Trump says children are “virtually immune” to the virus.
5 years ago
Class action lawsuit claims TikTok steals kids’ data and sends it to China
A lawsuit alleging that TikTok collects and sends American users' data to China could cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.
5 years ago
‘You have these stories’: Philly first to launch national program to diversify media industry
This summer, PhillyCAM became the first to launch a new national pre-apprenticeship program to create a pipeline of diverse talent in TV, film and news.
5 years ago