Huo Jingnan
Huo Jingnan is a reporter curious about how people navigate complex information landscapes and all the actors shaping that journey — people that produce and distribute content, people monitoring the content, and people affected by them.
Previously, she was an associate producer on NPR's Investigations team. She looked into flood-prone homes sold by the federal government, investigated why face mask guidelines differ between countries early in the COVID-19 outbreak, and helped gauge the federal government's role behind black lung disease's resurgence. The projects she was a part of have won awards including Edward Murrow Award, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Communications award, Silver Gavel Award, and have also been nominated for Emmy Awards and George Foster Peabody awards. [Copyright 2025 NPR]
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On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler. -
AI-generated videos of fighting between Iran and Israel went viral, and people asked chatbots if they were real. "What we're seeing is AI mediating the experience of warfare," said one researcher. -
Many of President Trump's nominal media allies are breaking with him over his backing of Israel, arguing it will lead to a wider war. -
The Australian crypto entrepreneur now hosts chats with world leaders. "If [he] is sharing a story, there's a good chance that U.S. policymakers are reading it — and acting on it," said one analyst. -
Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to transgender people, women and people of color. -
While the VA never offered gender-affirming surgery, it did offer treatments like hormone therapy. The agency says less than than 0.1% of the 9 million veterans it provides care for identify as trans. -
In an internal VA memo seen by NPR, the VA says it's rescinding a directive that contains detailed guidance on the kind of care transgender veterans can receive at VA facilities. -
Less than 24 hours after misleading claims started circulating that tied Politico to USAID, the White House vowed to end subscriptions for the insider news outlet's services and others. -
The order bars the government from "any conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen" and orders an investigation into the Biden administration's actions. -
Pro-Kremlin social media accounts and outlets have been spreading a baseless narrative that mansions belonging to Ukrainian officials burned down in Los Angeles.
