Not All ‘News’ Is Good News
From “pink slime” to “AI newsrooms,” schlock masquerades as journalism.
Author: Starshine Roshell
The Naked Untruth
“Nudify” apps make us all potential porn targets.
It Happened Here First
The “Santa Barbara News-Press” collapse heralded a global trend.
Five Ways Media Mergers Make Your Life Worse
Who cares which corporation owns your news and entertainment? You will — very soon.
Paging Dr. Chatbot …
Should you be seeking health advice from AI?
Is Social Media Addictive?
Jury finds Meta and Google knowingly harmed kids.
What Color Is Your News?
Santa Barbara expert on political division drops a truth bomb.
In Nada We Trust
Believing nothing is not an option. Here’s who to trust — and why.
The Meme Streets of Minneapolis?
What was the point of doctoring this particular photograph of Nekima Levy Armstrong?
Introducing ‘The Truth Fairy’
A new column on how to pluck truth from the torrent of propaganda.
