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DARE: For Local Newspapers, Angry Readers Are a Given. But Killings Send Shivers.

News DigestJuly 2, 2018

In the wake of the Capital Gazette killings, journalists nationwide reflect on the barrages of hate they receive in their inboxes and social media feeds. More

DARE: ‘I’m About to Die’: Students Take to Social Media During Florida School Shooting

News DigestFebruary 15, 2018

High school freshmen tweet out Florida school shooting in real time, being the first to inform the world. Feverish debates erupt over gun control, amid widespread recognition that repeated… More

DARE: Congressional Democrats call on Facebook, Twitter to urgently investigate and combat Russian bots and trolls

News DigestJanuary 24, 2018

Top congressional Democrats call on Facebook and Twitter to take urgent look at role of Russian bots in the growing online campaign to release a classified memo. Facebook’s new… More

DARE: Here Are All The Hoaxes Being Spread About The Las Vegas Shooting

News DigestOctober 2, 2017

The mass slaying in Las Vegas renews debate on the language of terrorism and immediately unleashes purveyors of fraudulent news, seeding false narratives that are amplified on social media… More

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