MEDIA & ETHICS

VIOLATIONS

Ashleigh Banfield May Be the Only Woman Rebuffed by Jeffrey Epstein

In public, Banfield accurately described him as a creep, a sleaze and a pedophile. In private, she begged a friend to find out if he wanted to date her.

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VIOLATIONS

VIOLATIONS

Ashleigh Banfield May Be the Only Woman Rebuffed by Jeffrey Epstein

In public, Banfield accurately described him as a creep, a sleaze and a pedophile. In private, she begged a friend to find out if he wanted to date her.

VIOLATIONS

Newsroom Cuts and Editorial Bias Drive Shrinking Religion Coverage Worldwide

Public demand for better coverage remains strong, in spite of declining newsroom expertise on faith and religion.

VIOLATIONS

Washington Post Layoffs Highlight Crisis of Public Trust in US Newsrooms

Over 300 journalists lost their jobs and CEO Will Lewis promptly resigned. Public trust in the Post and mainstream media has hit historic lows.

TRENDS

TRENDS

Young Adults Are Rewriting How Americans Get and Trust News

A generation that respects influencers over institutions is reshaping how journalism is consumed, interpreted and valued—and challenging newsrooms that assume legacy alone still commands trust.

TRENDS

Poll Finds Majority of Americans See Journalists as Biased

Only 45 percent of Americans believe journalists act in the public’s best interests, underscoring a deep crisis of trust in the press.

TRENDS

Reuters Report Exposes Collapse of Faith in Journalism

A new global report finds audiences fleeing traditional news, driven by disillusionment not disinterest. The industry’s survival now hinges on reform.

MAGAZINE

THE POSSE OF LUNATICS

Recently, a handful of not so self-respecting journalists ran with apocryphal tales on the Church of Scientology. Even the most cursory comparison from one bit of reportage to the next reveals an unmistakable similarity one to the next. For each drew their sources from the same small cadre of ex-Scientologists. Those individuals are the subject of this publication.
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