Supporters of the Stars and Stripes news organization are sending a letter to members of Congress asking them to support funding of the 159 year-old institution, which was founded in Missouri in the middle of the Civil War.Kathy Kiely, Lee Hills Chair of Free Press Studies at the University of Missouri Graduate School, and Brian Brooks, Mizzou professor emeritus and former … [Read more...] about Supporters of the Stars and Stripes send letter to Congress urging continuation of funding
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Limbaugh destroyed media’s credibility
Rush Limbaugh was never a journalist. But he did more to harm journalism than any other human being in the last 50 years. Limbaugh was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom Feb. 4 during the State of the Union. Democrats sat flabbergasted while Republicans cheered. It was the perfect moment for a State of the Union address that highlighted the great American political … [Read more...] about Limbaugh destroyed media’s credibility
E.F. Porter Jr., iconoclastic Post-Dispatch reporter dies at 88
Eliot F. Porter Jr. was a one-of-a kind. He was a brilliant thinker and writer. He was crusty, cantankerous, infuriating and funny. Sometimes at the same time. I first met Porter in 1971 when writing about his work as technical secretary to Lewis Green, the head of the Missouri Air Conservation Commission. Green and Porter had forced Union Electric to begin cleaning up the … [Read more...] about E.F. Porter Jr., iconoclastic Post-Dispatch reporter dies at 88
A unified model to spot fake news
Three out of every four American adults are fooled by fake news headlines. That was the finding of a survey authorized by BuzzFeed. I found that too when I started BD Fact Check, Bangladesh’s first fact-checking organization. I was looking for a model to identify fake news. Fake news stories have more engagement than real news stories in social networking … [Read more...] about A unified model to spot fake news
Trump’s War on Truth – Year 3 Patriotism – his last refuge
President Donald Trump says the whistle-blower whose complaint triggered impeachment hearings is treasonous. So is Adam Schiff, chair of the committee investigating the complaint. And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hates America because she is pushing ahead with impeachment. The president seems determined to prove Samuel Johnson’s adage that "patriotism is the last refuge of the … [Read more...] about Trump’s War on Truth – Year 3 Patriotism – his last refuge
