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Social media companies say consumers’ loss of privacy is just the cost of doing business. But what would happen if they actually had to bargain with users on equal footing?

Yahoo isn’t buying the blogging service for its profitability. It’s buying it for the advertising possibilities.

The future of media must include all of us.

Media observers horrified at the thought of a Koch takeover of the Tribune Company are more sanguine about Murdoch. What are they thinking?

The feminist author and long-time editor of Ms. magazine died tragically in a biking accident.

From climate change to financial meltdown, the worst of our journalism is becoming the norm. 

Unmasking racists and trolls on the Internet may feel like justice, but it does not drive social progress.

Mira Nair's latest film includes a character who's a journalist and CIA agent. Is this responsible filmmaking?

Whatever happened to quiet bravery and dignity?

Studies show that insiders at Google could, if they wanted, covertly alter voter preferences. The very possibility is a threat to democracy.