The Conversation - Explaining complex issues to the public

Dear Reader, 

I send all new subscribers to The Conversation U.S.’s newsletter an email asking them to tell us what they’re interested in. And often they ask for stories we’ve already published:

✅ An explanation of “The 1994 Budapest Memorandum,” guaranteeing Ukraine’s borders 

✅ How disinformation propelled by social media is threatening democratic institutions

✅ Why antiviral medications for COVID aren't more available to the mass public 

I take away two lessons from these requests: first, our editors are finding experts to write about issues that the public wants to learn about, and second, we’re not yet reaching everyone who would benefit from reading our journalism.

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