Misinformation and disinformation, especially online, continue to play a huge role in the 2020 election. Learn more about the types of false information you’re likely to come across this year — and how you can help fight it.
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The footage shows the president growing increasingly prickly as Lesley Stahl presses him on a host of topics, including his response to the coronavirus pandemic, his slipping support among suburban women, the lack of masks at his rallies, and the “Obamacare” replacement plan he has long promised but failed to unveil.
Myron Medcalf is a longtime Minnesota resident who previously worked as a reporter for the Star Tribune. You can read his column in print on Sundays twice a month and also online.
The team of reporters and editors took the large market award for continuing coverage for the trial of Mohamed Noor, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk.
If results of the presidential election are delayed, false claims and other misinformation could thrive online, forcing Facebook and Twitter to prepare for worst-case scenarios.
Former Washington Post leader Len Downie is well-placed to offer a look at 50 years in news — but he also writes of times he had to weigh the public's right to know against national security.
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