Journalism

The Pacific Standard staff highlights the stories published elsewhere that moved us, made us think, and left us a little envious.

As curated by our editorial staff.

When we're talking about violent anti-Semitism, studious neutrality is journalistic malpractice.

The magazine's demise signals the further erosion of conservatism as a coherent ideology—and its replacement by a Trump personality cult.

News consumers are more trusting of the media when they're exposed to fact-checking, per new research.

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

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

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

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.

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

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

A systemic review presents damning evidence that journalists are overselling research.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On the myth of meritocracy.

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

As curated by our editors.