“Happy people remember more good events than actually happened, and they forget more of the bad events,” Martin Seligman wrote in his book “Authentic Happiness.” Reading news, however, can have an opposite effect. A quick glance at today’s headlines can leave you feeling angry or depressed. That’s why your information diet needs to be balanced … Read more
What is journalism for? What are its most pressing problems? What would a real journalist do when faced with an ethical dilemma? To find answers to these questions, I bought books, took courses, and read articles. Now, it’s time to see what visual storytelling can add to the mix, and how it can show us … Read more
If you really want to know how humanity will meet its end, The New York Times just published a detailed preview. For the first time, scientists have used AI to invent entirely new viruses that have never existed in nature. These lab-made viruses successfully multiplied and infected bacteria, proving the AI’s “recipes” actually work. While … Read more
“A fact is a truth unsexed,” Kahlil Gibran wrote in his book of aphorisms “Sand and Foam.” Unsexed but essential, facts help us distinguish reality from fiction, real news from fake news. A good journalist will shape them into reports that later produce the knowledge necessary for a free and self-governing public — one of … Read more