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Dec 09 2021
Opinion
How Biden can beat the great-power authoritarians in China and Russia
President Biden’s Summit for Democracy offers free nations an opportunity to restore democratic momentum at a time when opportunistic authoritarians from Burma to Belarus are on the march. It’s time for democracies to stop playing defense and double down on their collective strengths — after all, autocrats are attacking open systems in part to stymie their own people’s natural attraction to
The HillMar 18 2022
Opinion
Column: Years Late and Millions Short on Hunter Biden
Michael Isikoff, once the top investigative reporter for Newsweek, tweeted something unintentionally humorous about a New York Times story.
“In the category of -- didn’t see this coming,” he wrote, “The @nytimes confirms the authenticity of Hunter Biden emails derived from his laptop that had been previously dismissed as Russian disinformation.”
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The obvious
NewsBustersNov 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
How Campaigns and the Media Manipulate You on Election Day
Election Day is finally here, and a year of partisan energy is coming to a crescendo. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the flood of messaging — and tricked into thinking the stakes are higher than they might be.
Campaigns want votes. Thus, as Election Day approaches, campaign managers and field organizers have one goal: get their voters to go to the polls, and get their opponent’s
Multiple Writers - MixedMar 13 2022
News
President Biden Brings In TikTok Stars To Help Sway Public Opinion Over Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
During the height of the virus outbreak, President Joe Biden’s administration authorized thousand dollar cash payments to create a TikTok “Influencer Army '' as part of the campaign to get people vaccinated. High school student Ellie Zeiler, a 17-year-old TikToker with over ten million followers, was approached by the White House with an interesting offer. Zeiler was requested to partake in a
ForbesJan 08 2021
News
International fact-checkers aren’t quite celebrating Zuckerberg’s decision to block Trump
The minute Mark Zuckerberg announced President Donald Trump’s account had been blocked from the social media platform for an indefinite time, fact-checkers outside the United States shook their heads and began a discussion. Is this policy going to be applied worldwide? Isn’t it a risky decision? Can other politicians be affected too?
Just like the United States has Donald Trump, the
PoynterApr 29 2021
Opinion
The Ugly Reaction to Tim Scott’s Speech Is Telling
Tim Scott gave a competent Republican response to Joe Biden’s mendacious speech last night. And boy, the contrived, hyperbolic outrage and derision we saw from liberal talking heads was something to behold.
Some of it was just farcical. Take MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace’s contention that the speech, in which Scott praised the Trump administration vaccines, was “delivered from a planet where
David HarsanyiFeb 04 2021
News
Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell
Voting company Smartmatic on Thursday filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, some of the network's top hosts, Rudy Giuliani, and Sidney Powell for starting a "disinformation campaign" against the company.
Why it matters: This is the second voting company to file a lawsuit against Giuliani and Powell, following Dominion Voting Systems' two $1.3 billion defamation
AxiosJul 29 2022
Perspectives Blog
What Polling Shows About the State of Political Polarization
The University of Chicago Institute of Politics recently released data that shines light on the state of political polarization and discourse in the nation.
Big Picture
Many of us feel the toxicity of our current political landscape, and the polling data reflects this in a few ways. Forty-nine percent of respondents say they avoid talking about politics with others entirely
Clare AshcraftMay 06 2021
Opinion
The past year has underscored the need for vigilance in defending the First Amendment
The tumultuous events of the past year have highlighted the First Amendment’s vital role as a pillar of American democracy. They have also underscored the need for vigilance in defending it.
Journalists’ coverage of these events — the pandemic, the nationwide protests denouncing police killings of Black Americans and supporting racial justice, and the bitterly contested presidential
PoynterFeb 08 2021
Analysis
A new report says social media doesn’t censor conservatives. Comedian Steven Crowder would like a word
Conservative pundit Steven Crowder punched deep into the debate over social media and censorship this week with the announcement that he is suing Facebook for what he believes are unfair and secretive policies.
But the move comes as a new report was published saying that claims of social media bias against conservatives is disinformation, “a falsehood with no reliable evidence to
Deseret News