Posts tagged media literacy
The nature of news can make the world feel grimmer than it is

(OPINION) During the pandemic we should remember that what the media reports is a picture of the important and unusual things happening around us— not necessarily the everyday encouraging acts of goodness that are also a part of our reality during lockdown.

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PBS story on Iran's Jews doesn't fully explain what captive minorities must do to survive

(COMMENTARY) In late November, PBS NewsHour broadcast a piece that, like other attempts to explain the Iranian Jewish community, came up frustratingly short.

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