How do we know information that we are reading, watching, listening to or being told is accurate and the truth? Maybe we will say, “Because it comes from my mom,” “It sounds ...
Read More »Rasmussen reviews key polls from January
In January surveys and polls, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports: – Barely a third of Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.’s dreams of equal opportunity in the country are a reality. – Voters ...
Read More »Ethical issues with technology to watch this year
The ethical concerns over the effects of technology on humans have given way to larger issues about pervasive surveillance and the threat of digital authoritarianism For all of the good uses of ...
Read More »Let’s stop the coronavirus hysteria
We’re at hysteria levels. Just over a year ago, long before the term coronavirus had entered our collective vocabularies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in just a few ...
Read More »Vast majority of Americans ‘troubled’ by news media
The news media has an image problem and it’s not just with the President of the United States. A newly released poll finds that almost all Americans are “troubled” by the state ...
Read More »News show questions efforts to decide what is ‘real’ news
If you have not had a chance to watch “Full Measure” with veteran reporter and host Sharyl Attkisson, you are missing some of the best investigative news on television. And the best ...
Read More »British paper apologizes, pays huge settlement to Melania Trump
A British newspaper issued an apology to First Lady Melania Trump, wife of President Donald Trump, after admitting it published an article that “contained a number of false statements.” The Telegraph removed ...
Read More »Network 2018 news coverage of Trump administration 90% negative; yet his approval ratings improve
Coverage of Donald Trump’s presidency on the three major TV networks—ABC, CBS, and NBC—was overwhelmingly negative in 2018, just as it was a year earlier, according to a study conducted by the Media ...
Read More »TV station fires editor after altered video of President’s address
While the media says it doesn’t exist, another example of “fake news” has resulted in a major Seattle TV station firing a news editor after the station aired an altered video of ...
Read More »CNN, with 50 other press passes, sues White House over one
WASHINGTON – At least 13 media outlets are backing CNN’s decision to sue the Trump administration over its suspension of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House press credentials. Among them are The Associated Press, Bloomberg, The Washington ...
Read More »Huge newspaper admits it’s been publishing fake stories for years
As the media continues to say that President Trump’s labels of “fake news” are completely baseless, one of the nation’s largest and most respected newspapers has been forced to admit it. The ...
Read More »Propaganda, fake news and bias
If you google “propaganda defined” you get this definition: derogatory information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. You ...
Read More »Tactics of Meet the Press’ Chuck Todd don’t rankle Roy Blunt
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt seemed unphased as he appeared on Meet The Press Sunday and was immediately pressed by moderator Chuck Todd. Blunt was asked to respond to a tweet from Saturday ...
Read More »Facebook, Twitter grilled by Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON – The US House Judiciary Committee held its second hearing to examine social media filtering practices, with a special focus on a possible lack of transparency and potential bias. Facebook’s Monika ...
Read More »Rep. Hartzler: Russia fueled MU, other protests
Missouri Republican Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, who represents the 4th district encompassing the Southern parts of the Kansas City Metro, says Russia is exploiting U.S. squabbles through its social media intervention. During a House ...
Read More »CNN blunders into 2018 with a new name for abortion
CNN has come up with a new name for abortion and gets a lesson in American civics. News Analysis By Dwight Widaman If it couldn’t get any worse for CNN, the self ...
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