News by Design: Surprise Addiction
The news media crafts news with two goals in mind – addiction and virality. If you’re not talking about certain topics and sharing it with
Blogs as the New, Deceptive News Wires
What are news wires? For most of U.S. media history (starting in the mid 19th century), news was collected and disseminated by a small group
Why Most News Is Fake
The term “fake news” has been pounded so furiously by both media watchers and the public. It’s become a term that’s bereft of meaning. But
Fake News History from Sharyl Attkisson [AUDIO]
From the full YouTube TEDx Talk Free Local Event Tonight 7/31/18 at Newport Beach Central Library 7:00-8:30PM
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I was just driving around in my car and listening to KNX Los Angeles AM ratio 1070. Their news break was on, and I heard
Why and How the “News” Became Broken – Part 1
As part of my job, I occasionally pitch “real news” editors and publishers with story ideas. Sometimes, I get back responses like this one: “.