Journalism

New research suggests that corporations pollute more when there aren't local papers to hold them accountable.

• By Sophie Yeo

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

• By Francie Diep
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Activists fear that, by publishing a piece that sympathizes with a far-right group, the paper is promoting hateful, potentially violent rhetoric.

• By Massoud Hayoun

Alison Head, a co-author of a new report on the media habits of almost 6,000 college students, explains why news consumption has become an arduous task for younger generations.

• By Jack Denton

The media outlets focused on climate change are centered in areas where the actual effects of climate change generally haven't become tangible.

• By Jared Keller

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

• By Francie Diep
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A systemic review presents damning evidence that journalists are overselling research.

• By James McWilliams

We spoke with a communications professor about the relationship between trolls and the media.

• By Jared Keller

Lack of trust in the news in the U.S. runs deep.

• By Francie Diep

Make it a habit to approach stories in an analytical frame of mind.

• By Tom Jacobs

Women march against ICE, new clues arise in an environmental crime mystery, and grieving journalists keep on writing.

• By Rebecca Worby

Police respond to a shooting on June 28th, 2018, in Annapolis, Maryland.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

New research finds reintroducing objective facts into the conversation doesn't mitigate this effect.

• By Tom Jacobs

Tracking the events in state legislatures and city councils requires skilled beat reporters. They're becoming an increasingly rare breed.

• By Seth Masket

Ken Layne's quarterly magazine, Desert Oracle, tries to give readers a sense of the profound solitude—and weirdness—of the Mojave Desert.

• By Max Genecov

Report for America offers young journalists valuable job training experience—by placing them in talent-starved newsrooms.

• By Gwendolyn Wu

On the myth of meritocracy.

• By Noah Berlatsky

Our favorite stories from 2017 that were published elsewhere, chosen by the Pacific Standard staff.

• By Varun Nayar

As curated by our editors.

• By Max Ufberg

Semanal Media bought the beloved paper and gutted it from the inside. For what?

• By Jack Denton

If you're thorough about it, yes.

• By Francie Diep

A look at past surveys of scientists and journalists shows relations have been deteriorating for some time, and have hit a new low under the Trump administration.

• By Francie Diep

Periodicals that have shaped—and, in a few rare cases, continue to shape—politics and culture.

• By Abe Peck & Nicholas Jackson

MSNBC is discontinuing its annual tradition of replaying the network's breaking 9/11 coverage. Is that the best decision?

• By Jared Keller