New York Times Deputy General Counsel and author of" Truth in our Times” David McCraw and the Deadline panel on defending and protecting truth tellers in the age of Trump
Can South Africa really hold a general election on the 8th of May in a way that it really represents the views of its people? One might have thought this was an academic question. The Electoral Commission of South Africa is well respected and the legal system is robust. There are certainly enough political parties – around 285 are registered even if most are unlikely to participate in the May elections – for the national and nine provincial legislatures. But there have been worrying signs about...
Mr Cox did say the prime minister’s efforts had reduced the risk of the UK being trapped in the backstop indefinitely
“I was never a fan of John McCain, and I never will be,” Donald Trump said of the late senator this week.
SHARYL ATTKISSON: We've entered a brave, new world in the information age. Where it can be tough to know what's real. Now there are movements to help us sort through it all-- to teach our kids media literacy, to "curate" our information and cull out "fake news." Sounds like a good idea. After all, who doesn't want their news straight up? But what if some of those efforts are actually attempts to control the narrative? Today's cover story examines "The Curators."
Melissa Joskow / Media Matters
Facebook hoped to help people across the US stay more informed about local news, information and events when it launched its Today In feature in November. But Facebook says it's having trouble finding enough news to feed into the service -- in part b
CHINA-AI/BROADCASTING:China's Xinhua presents news using robot news anchor
China's Xinhua state news agency on Sunday used a lifelike robotic news anchor that mimics human facial expressions and mannerisms to present a story about delegates attending an annual parliament meeting arriving in Beijing.
China's Xinhua state news agency on Sunday used a lifelike robotic news anchor that mimics human facial expressions and mannerisms to present a story about delegates attending an annual parliament meeting arriving in Beijing.
China's Xinhua state news agency on Sunday used a lifelike robotic news anchor that mimics human facial expressions and mannerisms to present a story about delegates attending an annual parliament meeting arriving in Beijing.