President Trump Launches Tweet Storm Against “Fake News” Media
Donald Trump’s attacks on what he has dubbed the “fake news” media have been unrelenting since he took office in January and, according to a…
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Why licensing journalists won’t end the scourge of ‘fake news
(Shutterstock) Christopher Waddell, Carleton University Should journalists be licensed? The Conversation Canada commissioned two articles to argue for and against the idea. Read the counterpoint…
We regulate doctors to protect the public from harm – why not journalists?
Shutterstock David Maslove, Queen’s University, Ontario Should journalists be licensed? The Conversation Canada commissioned two articles to argue for and against the idea. Read the…
Why poverty is not a personal choice, but a reflection of society
A homeless camp in Los Angeles, where homelessness has risen 23 percent in the past year, in May 2017. AP Photo/Richard Vogel Shervin Assari, University…
From the Pentagon Papers to Trump: How the government gained the upper hand against leakers
‘Drop’ via http://www.shutterstock.com Margot Susca, American University School of Communication In October 1969, a national security official named Daniel Ellsberg began secretly photocopying 7,000 classified…
Media Bias Fact Check adds its 1,500th source!
Moments ago we added our 1,500th source. That is 1,500 sources that have been read, researched and reviewed by actual human beings. While some/many may…
Quick Poll: Should NBC air the Alex Jones (Infowars) Interview?
On June 18th Megyn Kelly of the NBC Network is set to air her interview with Alex Jones of Infowars fame. Alex Jones has been…
Donald Trump fires FBI director and a new national nightmare takes hold
Luca Trenta, Swansea University Ever since Donald Trump took office amid revelations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and his team’s connections with the…
Media Bias Fact Check- The Purple Zone
We get so many messages asking us if Left-Center and Right-Center are trustworthy sources. The answer is YES! Sorry to yell, but we have tried and…
Can Bill Nye – or any other science show – really save the world?
Heather Akin, University of Pennsylvania; Bruce W. Hardy, Temple University; Dietram A. Scheufele, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dominique Brossard, University of Wisconsin-Madison Netflix’s new talk…