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A tale of two Manhattan media bashes. One was a star-studded, made-for-TV event. The other was attended by journalists who have been put through the digital wringer.

In the new docuseries ‘Shadowland,’ Atlantic journalists consider how to address widespread conspiratorial thinking. But maybe conspiracists can’t be helped.

Speakers included Senator Amy Klobuchar, Representative Adam Kinzinger, whistleblower Frances Haugen, and journalist Brian Stelter.

What makes the corporate productivity tool insidious is also what makes it appealing, and sometimes dangerous.

That facebook has to offer? >> its pretty grim, right? if the facebook we experience, which we all know is facilitating the spread of misinformation, disinformation, abuse, bullying, human trafficking, hate speech and extremism in the united states, everywhere else -- these are some of the most vulnerable democracies on earth, places where people do not have stable leadership, where people do not have a free internship, its so much worse. facebook devotes a lot fewer resources to these places. w...

Amazon is worth more than $1 trillion. How it got us hooked, and what might happen if it’s broken up Written by Danielle Chiriguayo and Amy Ta, produced by Brian Hardzinski and Nihar Patel Listen 36 min MORE “He [Jeff Bezos] wanted to be a successful entrepreneur. He was selling books, not because he had a passion for reading — which he did actually — but because it was tactical, it was a beachhead for further expansio...

The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: It’s Okay to Feel Burned Out Our lives are different now. One year in, you might’ve picked up some weird pandemic habits, or maybe you’re just battling chronic burnout. It’s all okay. March 16, 2021 Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. The pandemic has made our lives strange, small, and stre...

COVID-19 was already here a year ago today, and already spreading across the U.S., with more than 1,000 confirmed cases and dozens of deaths on the books. Still, consensus has settled on today as a proper marker for the one-year anniversary of the long, grinding, lethal nightmare we have endured, and continue to endure. One year ago today, the World Health Organization officially labeled the crisis a “pandemic,” but most people I’ve spoken to don’t remember that specifically. Today beca...

Mario TamaGetty Images For the past year, weve been living in what has been endlessly dubbed our “new normal.” In our “new normal,” we stay inside. We don’t see people we dont live with, and when we do, it’s with masks on and at least six feet apart. In our “new normal,” we cancel our gym subscriptions, our dinner parties, our vacations—essentially all of our plans. We develop solo hobbies, like needlepoint or baking, and we do what we can to keep ourselves and everyone aroun...

A year into this pandemic, our brains are still trying to make sense of what’s happened to us.