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“He who can lead you to believe an absurdity, can lead you to commit an atrocity.”
—Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778)
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• Don’t Be Seduced by the easy demonstration story, local TV! It’s fake news. MSNBC
• Holidays Past & Present is the theme of the December issue of Senior News.
• Gratitude in 6 Words — Six-word memoirs on what we’re grateful for, NYTimes.
• ‘Clear-Eyed Patriotism’ — Historian Jon Meacham’s appreciation of writer E.B. White, Literary Hub.
• Civic Disengagement — As local newspapers fade, fewer citizens step up in their communities. Nieman Lab
• ‘Don’t Think!’ — Writing advice from Ray Bradbury, Literary Hub.• Trump Rages at the Press Amidst the coronavirus, the president blames media for reporting his words. WaPost.
• ‘Inverse Media Environments’ A Pew survey finds Dems and Republicans see the news very differently. Nieman Lab.
• Threats to Journalism The publisher of the NYTimes says journalism and democracy are in danger, NYTimes. • Ageism Older Americans are 33%+ of the population, but are shunned in advertising images, NYTimes.
• Free Lunch. Only 14% of Americans pay anything for news. Nieman.Org.
• Fox as Trump’s State TV The connection between the White House and Fox is dangerous. The New Yorker
• The News Desert. UNC researcher documents the growing wastelands in America where there’s no news. • Today’s WORD on Journalism on Facebook! Twitter, too! Join up and rant daily.
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