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Fighting Against “Fake News” with the Truth Sandwich

This week my media literacy class is working on the concept of fake news.  I’m having them take a look at the history of how both the concept and term have been used over the last several centuries. Aside from … Continue reading

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What Can Journalists Do To Improve Public Trust in their Stories

NYU Professor Jay Rosen is a long-time critic of how journalists worship at the altar of old-school “objectivity,” something he argues convincingly that they have never been able to achieve.  Instead of being truly neutral and unbiased observers, he says … Continue reading

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