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Making Sense of the News: What Is News?
2 Feb 2017 … One of the most prevalent issues that makes news literacy such an important discipline to learn is the challenge presented by the overarching disintermediation of the media and news. Before the advent of the internet and smartphones, we had to Continue reading
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A Savvy News Consumer’s Guide: How Not To Get Duped
12 Dec 2016 … There is nothing new about “fake news.” What is different today are the vast social media networks that allow all information — minor or major — to zip around the internet in nanoseconds without regard to truth or importance. All Continue reading
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Bad News for Democracy Is Great News for TV Profits
12 Dec 2015 … Television news has gone off its rocker and turned our politics into the equivalent of a freak show’s hall of mirrors. The networks have grasped Donald Trump to their collective bosom like the winner of one of those misogynistic, televised Continue reading
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Chevron’s Local “News” Site in Bay Area Alarms Media Watchdogs
9 Sep 2016 … In the city of Richmond, California, Chevron Corp. not only processes up to 250,000 barrels of crude oil a day from the largest refinery on the West Coast — it also writes the news. The Richmond Standard, an online paper Continue reading
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You Want the Good News First or the Bad News?
1 Jan 2012 … Only 54 percent of voters have heard of Citizens United, but the majority don't like its effect on elections. Continue reading
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Could Bad News Be Good News For The Underbanked?
12 Dec 2016 … On the surface, the incoming Trump administration looks like a disaster for consumer activists. After eight years of successfully pressing the government to back financial protections for consumers, they could see their work quickly unravel in January. Continue reading
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Making Sense of the News: Searching for the Truth with Verification
2 Feb 2017 … Donald Trump's (false) assertion this week that the press doesn't cover terrorist attacks is an example of the importance of the verification process when consuming news. Continue reading
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The Day That TV News Died
3 Mar 2013 … Journalist Chris Hedges marks the day Phil Donahue was fired by MSNBC for opposing the war in Iraq as the day that TV news became a "carnival act." Continue reading
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As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a “Climate Emergency”
12 Dec 2020 … Journalists and news executives in charge of newspapers, TV and radio programs, and social media platforms seen and heard by billions of people need to tackle the climate emergency. Continue reading
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In Other News: The Arctic is Melting — Enough Said
6 Jun 2020 … In Other News: Trump’s Biggest Conflict of Interest To Date? Reporting you might have missed. Continue reading