Nieman Journalism Lab

You might discover a conspiracy theory on social media — but you’re more likely to believe it if you hear it from a friend

Want to check out some new conspiracy theories? Social media is a great place to find them. But will it make you believe them? It finds that there is considerable exposure through social media. Yet, ...
The Atlantic

The Orality Theory of Everything

The world is full of theories of everything. The smartphone theory of everything argues that our personal devices are responsible for the rise of political polarization, anxiety, depression, and ...
The Washington Post

The media called the ‘lab leak’ story a ‘conspiracy theory.’ Now it’s prompted corrections — and serious new reporting.

Early last year, New York Times science writer Donald G. McNeil Jr. reported on a controversial theory about the coronavirus that had begun to sweep around the planet — that it may have started in a ...
CU Boulder News & Events

MA: Media and Public Engagement

The Master of Arts in Media and Public Engagement (MAPE), is a 2-year interdisciplinary program that spans traditional boundaries between theory and practice, offers a critical study of the history, ...