by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 27, 2018 | "Fake News", • Politics, The Media
Fake news is part of a bigger problem: automated propaganda So-called “fake news” has become a hot-button topic of late, since Donald Trump and his followers have made it a mantra to describe any story they disagree with. After initially dismissing the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 19, 2018 | • Politics, The Media
Fox News’s appalling past 72 hours, analyzed On Friday, FBI special counsel Robert Mueller filed the first charges against Russians in his investigation. The indictment details how a small group of Russian internet trolls tried to leverage America’s deep...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 17, 2017 | Critical Thinking, The Media
Only You, Not Facebook Or Google, Can Stop Fake News Facebook has made some efforts, however ineffective, to stop the plague of fake news on their platform. Now Google is trying to stem the tide of false information online, along with their past attempts to shut down...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 17, 2017 | • Politics, Donald Trump, The Media
Why we took a stand on Trump That question cropped up repeatedly, from President Trump’s supporters as well as his critics, after we launched our six-part series of editorials about the 45th president. The answer is...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 15, 2017 | Critical Thinking, Pseudoscience, The Media
Doctors have decades of experience fighting “fake news.” Here’s how they win. Some lessons from the health community’s long battle with...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 3, 2017 | • Politics, The Media
I have complained too on FaceBook when well meaning friends of mine have posted nosonse and exaggeration and outright lies from sources like BipartisanReport, Occupy Democrats, Reverb Press, Liberal America, and Addicting Info. Yes, The Left Has Their Own Versions Of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 6, 2017 | • Politics, The Media
The list detailed in the article: The New York Times The Wall Street Journal The Washington Post BBC The Economist The New Yorker Wire Services: The Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg News Foreign Affairs The Atlantic Politico Runners Up: – National Public...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 18, 2017 | • Politics, Donald Trump, The Media
The Media’s Previously Soft Treatment of Trump is the Best Evidence His Latest Charge is Correct As President Trump’s hopes of a successful launch for his quest to “Make America Great Again” appear to be dimming with each passing day that it is...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 21, 2017 | • Politics, Donald Trump, The Media
Trump’s real war isn’t with the media. It’s with facts. Trump needs to delegitimize the media because he needs to delegitimize...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 21, 2017 | • Politics, Donald Trump, The Media
Trump Attacks News Media Over Reporting on Crowd Sizes WASHINGTON – President Trump and his staff spent their first full day in the White House waging a bitter war against the news media over depictions of the crowd at the inauguration on Friday. There is just...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 13, 2016 | • Politics, The Media
A great chart I just discovered this evening via SciBabe who shared Patrick Hare’s photo. Some more helpful information in evaluating new sources…. How Consistently Liberal Audiences View News Outlets Where do Americans get their news about politics...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 6, 2016 | • Politics, The Media
The Remedy for the Spread of Fake News? History Teachers smithsonian.com Few people would approach a complete stranger on the street for information about the pressing issues of the day, and yet that is just how many behave on the internet. In the wake of the 2016...
