A newly released Ipsos poll found that nearly half of those living in the Western world believe that democracy is “broken,” with “people feeling unrepresented particularly by their national governments,” according to Politico.
Category: TRENDS EYE VIEW – Nov 18 2025
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INTERNET FREEDOM DECLINED FOR THE 15TH YEAR IN A ROW, RESEARCH GROUP SAYS
A research group in Washington released a report last week that found internet freedom declined around the world for the 15th consecutive year as “authoritarian governments employed censorship and offline repression to quash protests” organized online, with China and Myanmar considered the most repressive governments for online freedoms.
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FOR BETTER OR WORSE, AI COMES TO NEWSROOMS
News reporters and editors at major news outlets across the U.S. are learning how to use AI technology to help research projects and look up arcane facts, but newsrooms are still trying to figure out how to make sure they’re using the new tool in a responsible way.
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SUPER-RICH CONSOLIDATING POWER BY BUYING UP MEDIA OUTLETS
Robert Reich, the former secretary of labor under Bill Clinton, penned an op-ed last week that highlighted the growing trend of the richest people in the U.S. buying up major media outlets and, in the process, giving them more control than ever to use their power to suppress democracy.