Americans have grown more supportive of restrictions for trans people in recent years
Two-thirds of U.S. adults favor laws and policies that require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story Last year, podcasts surpassed AM/FM talk radio in total listening time for the first time in the U.S., according to a new study from Edison Research. Among Americans ages 13 and older, 40% of time spent listening to “spoken-word audio” was dedicated to podcasts, compared with […]
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story The Washington Post announced sweeping layoffs on Wednesday, eliminating around one-third of its staff. Its sports, local and foreign desks were among the hardest hit. Executive Editor Matt Murray described the cuts as necessary for the stability of the company, citing a steep decline in online traffic amid the […]
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story Following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, political content has been appearing even in online spaces that typically steer clear of the news and focus on other […]
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story New research from the European Broadcasting Union and the BBC finds that AI assistants often misrepresent news content. The study analyzed 3,000 responses to questions about the news from AI assistants, including ChatGPT, […]
This newsletter was delayed due to a Microsoft service outage – thanks for your patience. ☀️ Happy Friday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story The BBC announced a deal with YouTube this week to make original content for the video-based platform, including […]
Plus, Black Americans’ views of news topics, Condé Nast workers go on strike.