It is well known the mainstream media is mostly critical of the Trump administration. But is it true they don’t even acknowledge any of his accomplishments? “So, what has Trump done right?”, I decided to ask a few editors and columnists at the major media institutions the WPI fellows visited recently in New York and Washington.
Journalism in the era of “fake news”
Meritocracy might be a sham. But there’s no reason to think education is bad for America
Education is our way to critical thinking and understanding of politics and social issues. In the era of fake news, schools are teaching children to become more critical consumers of information, especially on social media. This is how we will be able to make informed decisions. And hopefully, vote accordingly.
What’s good about fake news
Falsehoods and manipulations is a long-term problem, so the purpose is not sensation: as democracy depends on the quality of information, truth-telling is the best alternative to fakery.
No Service
First steps on American soil. Everything seemed as unfamiliar as it was close to me. But I missed something very much.
Keeping news and opinions separated in the newsroom
A recently published anonymous opinion editorial in The New York Times has further reaffirmed the need for the separation between news and opinion...
“We’re not going to war, we’re going to work”
Two weeks ago, before Brett Kavanaugh was accused of attempted rape by a former university colleague of his, Politico White House Correspondent...