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New book: De Gruyter Handbook of Technology, Media, & Democracy Co-edited by DWC faculty @pmnapoli.bsky.social, @robyncaplan.bsky.social & Ken Rogerson About the @degruyterbrill.bsky.social Handbook: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111317595/html
New article from @pmnapoli.bsky.social documents the U.S. government's ongoing role in disinformation research. View the article in Journalism History: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ATAGXEMWPY2NAQSURI6G/full?target=10.1080/00947679.2026.2659270
Need a smart summer queue? Duke Sanford faculty have recommendations for what to read, watch and listen to, from Marvel and democracy to AI, environmental justice, housing, health policy, jazz and the 2026 midterms. View the list: sanford.duke.edu/story/sanfor...
Sanford Summer Reading/Watching/Listening 2026 | Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford Summer Reading/Watching/Listening 2026 - Sanford School of Public Policy
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Analysis cites @pmnapoli.bsky.social, professor and author of "Social Media and the Public Interest." ⤵️
The Regulatory Review@theregreview.bsky.social · 5mo agoA recent essay analyzes how X’s €120 million DSA fine exposes a transatlantic divide over whether digital regulation protects free speech or censors platforms. www.theregreview.org/2026/04/29/h...
Professor @frankabruni.bsky.social discusses the state of the 2026 midterms with @katiecouric.bsky.social. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_A7...
Katie Couric Talks to Frank Bruni: The Real State of the 2026 Midterms
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What does success look like in a class about AI? At Duke’s AI Journalism Lab, one answer was a trophy for “most successful failure.” Students built tools for real newsrooms, tested what worked, and learned from what broke. Read the story: sanford.duke.edu/story/ai-jou... @duke-dwc.bsky.social
What's it like to review products at Wirecutter? Duke professor @billadair.com talks to @nytwirecutter.bsky.social writer Tim Heffernan⤵️
Nieman Lab@niemanlab.org · 4mo ago"One thing we've never figured out how to do is make a video of an air purifier test because it is so boring. It literally is just a machine sitting alone in a room." www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/behi...
Had a lot of fun with @billadair.com this spring teaching a brand new class at @dukesanford.bsky.social that challenged students to solve real-world journalism problems with AI and automation. Here are a few things we learned along the way. www.poynter.org/tech-tools/2...
In this Duke journalism class, failure was part of the assignment. It led to real AI tools for local news. - Poynter
Students partnered with local newsrooms to solve real reporting problems and learned to start with the need, not the technology
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"I want to encourage people to pursue the opportunities that would make them part of the solution, and not part of the problem." DeWitt Wallace Center director @pmnapoli.bsky.social to deliver @comatbu.bsky.social graduate convocation address www.bu.edu/com/articles...
Graduate convocation speaker talks democracy, social media—and being part of the solution
Philip Napoli arrived at COM, in the early 1990s, trying to decide how he was going to make a living…
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Congratulations to Duke's 9th Street Journal on receiving the 2026 Frank Barrows Award for Excellence in Student Journalism! The journal was honored for its series on Durham’s most reliable voters. Announcement: 9thstreetjournal.org/2026/03/31/9... @ncopengov.org @nclocal.bsky.social
At Duke 'Independent Thinkers' event, Frank Bruni & Bret Stephens modeled how to debate politics with friends. “The only thing you can do is think for yourself and act decently with the people who are right in front of your face,” Stephens told the audience. sanford.duke.edu/story/across...
Across the Divide, In Conversation | Sanford School of Public Policy
Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens modeled how curiosity, humility and genuine friendship can bridge political divides and foster meaningful dialogue in the latest "Independen
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Duke's @robyncaplan.bsky.social tells @fastcompany.com that the recent ruling on social media addiction "definitely makes it more likely there will be more lawsuits.” www.fastcompany.com/91516105/met...
The L.A. verdict could haunt social media platforms
A California court's ruling on social media addiction could trigger more lawsuits and reshape how we treat platforms.
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Duke's @pmnapoli.bsky.social talks to Ian Hoch at WWL about what the recent rulings holding Meta and YouTube liable for user mental health harms could mean for the future litigation landscape facing tech companies. Listen to Hour 1: www.audacy.com/wwl/podcasts...
Are social media companies responsible for social media addiction? @pmnapoli.bsky.social discusses the recent Meta, YouTube ruling on WWL First News with Tommy Tucker. 🎧 www.audacy.com/podcast/wwl-...
"Painful pests and AI craziness: 7am hour," featuring the DWC's @pmnapoli.bsky.social! loom.ly/y_hZTU8
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For an update on Trump's deportation policies, read DWC Instructor David A. Graham's recent piece for The Atlantic, "Trump’s Deportation Goals Are Unrealistic." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s Deportation Goals Are Unrealistic
Administration officials continue to push the boundaries of the law in trying to enforce the president’s policy.
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Read about what's been happening the past week in U.S. politics and in the lives of billionaires in DWC professor Frank Bruni's new Opinion piece, "The (Gaudy) Tie That Binds Trump and Bezos." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/o...
Opinion | The (Gaudy) Tie That Binds Trump and Bezos
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"Public Editor: Reader thinks our print headlines are too cute." Check out the newest piece by DWC Professor Stephen Buckley in his role as Public Editor for The Dallas Morning News! www.dallasnews.com/opinion/publ...
Public Editor: Reader thinks our print headlines are too cute
Public Editor Stephen Buckley answers reader who thinks DMN print headlines can be too cute.
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"North Carolina Considers Dipping a Toe Into Cryptocurrency": Read about NC Treasurer Brad Briner's plan to overhaul investment strategy for the North Carolina Retirement System in Katelyn Cai's new article for The Assembly. loom.ly/wz-MDJw
North Carolina Considers Dipping a Toe Into Cryptocurrency
A bill would enable the state treasurer to invest up to 5 percent of state pension assets in cryptocurrency.
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Child online safety laws are proliferating. Sofya Diktas, Anabel Howery, and @robyncaplan.bsky.social outline common mechanisms that US state bills provide for verifying age and challenges that may emerge from them: www.techpolicy.press/the-future-a...
The Future (and Past) of Child Online Safety Legislation: Who Minds the Implementation Gap? | TechPolicy.Press
Sofya Diktas, Anabel Howery, and Robyn Caplan outline common mechanisms that US state bills provide for verifying age and challenges that may emerge.
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In a new article for Columbia Journalism Review, read about DWC Professor @billadair.com's search to find a caller who asked him the age-old question: "Do Republicans lie more than Democrats?" Read the article here: www.cjr.org/analysis/pol...
Brian from Michigan
Thirteen years ago, I lied to a guy named Brian on national television. So I decided to find him and apologize.
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Take a look back at Trump's first 100 days in office with DWC Instructor @dgraham.bsky.social as he talks the Trump presidency and his new book, "The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America," with Due South's Jeff Tiberii. Listen here: www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...
On Trump's 100th day in office, a deep dive into Project 2025 with NC author and The Atlantic writer David Graham
Due South's Jeff Tiberii talks with Durham-based The Atlantic staff writer David A. Graham about his recently released book, The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America.
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DWC Instructor @dgraham.bsky.social recently joined Morning Joe to to talk about his new book, "The Project," which details how Project 2025 is influencing the Trump administration. www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/...
'Shocked': Book details how 'radical,' 'sweeping' Project 2025 is influencing Trump WH
The Atlantic's David A. Graham joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'The Project: How Project 2025 is Reshaping America.'
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See how Durham is trying to push back against anti-immigration legislation in DWC Instructor Barry Yeoman's new piece with Vibhav Nandagiri for The Assembly!
Barry Yeoman@barryyeoman.com · last yr.MY LATEST: For the past three months, Vibhav Nandagiri and I have followed an organizer, a priest, an attorney, and a sheriff as they worked to buffer Durham's immigrants. Is moral conviction, teamwork, and supportive local law enforcement enough? @theassemblync.bsky.social #ncpol
Join DeWitt Wallace Instructor @dgraham.bsky.social at Flyleaf Books as he talks about his new book, "The Project," which offers a detailed breakdown of how the Trump Administration plans to implement Project 2025. More information on the Flyleaf website: flyleafbooks.com/event/graham...
David A. Graham presents THE PROJECT, with Frank Bruni
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"The 'pink slime' sites sharing sanctioned Russian content with readers in Europe,"- read about sites impersonating local news outlets, featuring the DWC's own director Phil Napoli! www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/...
The 'pink slime' sites sharing content from Russia Today
Logically Facts uncovered dozens of 'pink slime' sites, which are republishing sanctioned content from Russia Today to European readers.
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Read about the the case against CBS in "Trump, Harris, and the Art of the Interview," featuring the DWC's @pmnapoli.bsky.social www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Trump, Harris, and the Art of the Interview
The ethics of the CBS interview furor.
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Check out DeWitt Wallace Professor Stephen Buckley's new piece as Public Editor of The Dallas Morning News: "Public Editor talks sports coverage." www.dallasnews.com/opinion/publ...
Public Editor talks sports coverage
Public Editor Stephen Buckley interviews sport editor Tommy Magelssen about changes to the sports page.
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Check out DeWitt Wallace director Phil Napoli's new white paper on The FEC's "press exemption"!
Very excited about the publication of my white paper, Distinguishing Journalism from Political Influence Operations: Rethinking the FEC's Approach to the Press Exemption, as part of the University of Delaware Biden School's SNF Ithaca Research Scholar Series. udspace.udel.edu/server/api/c...