# Reporting the Backlash

- Source: Columbia Journalism Review
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:00:00+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.cjr.org/analysis/reporting-the-backlash-data-centers-midterms-impact-ai-expanding-infrastructure.php
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/reporting-the-backlash-739a0c/

The midterms pushed data centers center stage, as media, activists, and politicians questioned AI’s ever-expanding infrastructure.

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