Fixation on Fake News Overshadows Waning Trust in Real Reporting
Fake news should be shunned, but the discussion of it misunderstands a new media world in which every story is at risk of being discredited, not by argument but by sheer force.
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Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 16, 2016, covering November 19, 2016.
Jeezy
Kenny Chesney
Meek Mill
Avenged Sevenfold
Lady Gaga
Pentatonix
Drake
Soundtrack
Original Broadway Cast
Michael Buble
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Fake news should be shunned, but the discussion of it misunderstands a new media world in which every story is at risk of being discredited, not by argument but by sheer force.
Amid Mr. Trump’s calls to withdraw from the accord, some negotiators began planning how to punish the United States if he follows through.
After objections over an outside firm’s dual role in diversity recruiting and finding executive candidates, M.L.B. dismissed the company, Korn Ferry, and is relying on in-house efforts.
A 23-year-old Czech climber considered by some to be the world’s best had hoped to ascend the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in five or six days, but it may take 10 or more.
John Ricco, the team’s assistant general manager since 2004, has moved up the ranks by advising executives on navigating baseball’s rules and contracts.
Vaccines usually take a decade or more to develop, but researchers say a Zika vaccine could be available as early as 2018, thanks in part to experimental DNA technology.
The internationally celebrated video artist has created a work meant to be experienced underwater: three mirror-lined pavilions off the California coast, submerged in depths of 10 to 40 feet.
Climate change has already complicated elite ski racing for several years as reduced snow has forced the cancellation or relocation of some events.
Two approaches to collecting clothes are now on view in Michigan and at the Met.
The designer-director and the film presenter find common bonds over old movies, childhood influences and the perfectly buttoned suit.
Squeezed by bad loans, Italian lenders are starving a weak economy of capital, which may keep the rest of Europe from regaining its economic vigor.
As Donald J. Trump goes about his routine — schmoozing, tweeting, rewarding loyalty, fomenting infighting — it doesn’t appear the gravity of the presidency is changing him.