1. The Warning from Jakarta: When Machines Feed on Bad Data In a recent statement that has reverberated through Indonesian media circles, Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patria raised an alarm that many journalists have been quietly whispering about for months: artificial intelligence is changing the way news is made, and not always for the better. Speaking on Thursday, Nezar pointed to a subtle but dangerous phenomenon called “data poisoning.” It sounds like something from a cyber-thriller, but it is a very real problem. AI systems do not invent information out of thin air; they learn and…

On a late-August morning in western New Hampshire, a group of 25 journalists, physicians, and researchers gathered at Dartmouth not for a typical academic conference but for something quieter and more urgent: the annual Medicine in the Media workshop, a four-day gathering designed to help health reporters survive and thrive in an age flooded with misinformation and distrust. Since the early 2000s,this workshop has offered a rare sanctuary where storytellers who cover medicine can slow down, compare notes, and sharpen the skills their craft demands. The program was organized by Steven Woloshin, a professor of health policy and clinical practice…