The Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist has been attacked with falsehoods that he created the coronavirus and wants to profit from it.
Tag: News and News Media
China Police Censor Tales of Post-Coronavirus Renewal
Hefei, an industrial city, offers tales of hope for a world battling the outbreak. The police tried to make sure they weren’t heard.
The News Is Making People Anxious. You’ll Never Believe What They’re Reading Instead.
The coronavirus pandemic has driven interest in uplifting headlines way, way up.
Putin’s Long War Against American Science
A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions and encouraged the spread of deadly illnesses.
Cardinal George Pell’s Acquittal Was as Opaque as His Sexual Abuse Trial
Critics argue that Australia’s courts exhibited a penchant for secrecy and insular decision-making that resembled the Roman Catholic Church’s flawed response to sexual abuse within its ranks.
Under Modi, India’s Press Is Not So Free Anymore
India’s government has pressured advertisers and even shut down channels to shape the information that 1.3 billion Indians receive. It’s part of a wider assault on dissent.
‘I Didn’t Know Whether to Mourn or to Celebrate’: An Afghan Reporter’s Girlhood Education
As a U.S. peace deal with the Taliban unfolds, a Times journalist recalls how a visit to one of Afghanistan’s most progressive rural schools triggered a bittersweet flashback to her own childhood dreams.
U.S. Officials Push for Expelling Suspected Chinese Spies at Media Outlets
Trump administration officials are discussing taking action after China said it would expel almost all American journalists for The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.
Man Pleads Guilty to New Zealand Mosque Massacre
An Australian white supremacist charged with killing 51 worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand last year changed his plea to guilty in a surprise move.
Facebook Is ‘Just Trying to Keep the Lights On’ as Traffic Soars in Pandemic
The social network is straining to deal with skyrocketing usage as its 45,000 employees work from home for the first time.