Fact Checking Campaign Rhetoric vs. Economic Reality: A Deep Dive into North Carolina’s Senate Race September 9, 2026 Laily UPN In the high-stakes arena of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, Democratic candidate Roy Cooper has launched a pointed television advertisement targeting his Republican opponent, Michael Whatley. The ad, which eschews…
Data Journalism Visualizing the Invisible: Tracking North American Wildfire Smoke with R and NOAA Data July 22, 2026 Azzam Bilal Chamdy In an era where wildfire seasons are growing longer and more intense, the ability to monitor the movement of smoke across the continent has transitioned from a niche meteorological interest…
Global Media Trends The Age of Clarity: Why Explanatory Journalism Has Become Media’s New North Star July 19, 2026 Layla Zulfa For decades, the currency of journalism was speed. The race to be "first" defined the news cycle, as organizations prioritized the immediate "what" of a story over the complex "why."…
