Slowly, although not imperceptibly, short-form internet content has become not only the norm, but in many ways a dominant method of how people consume anything from memes to news and even music.

Oxford University Press declared “brain rot” to be its “Word of the Year.” Apparently, brain rot indicates the negative effect on our cognitive abilities when subjected to the endless ...

Pope Francis made the remark at the Jubilee of the World of Communications in Rome, an event which attracted around 9,000 journalists and writers from 138 countries, both in person and online.