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Minnesota’s Secretary of State says biggest challenge to American democracy is ‘disinformation’

Minnesota’s Secretary of State says biggest challenge to American democracy is ‘disinformation’

by FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU | Mar 18, 2023 | Democracy, Politics, Presidential Election

U.S. democracy faces, a number of threats and challenges, but, the most serious one is “disinformation,” said Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. The Minnesotan politician shared his views with this year’s journalist fellows of the World Press Institute on a...
Why is Minnesota so liberal compared to its neighbors?

Why is Minnesota so liberal compared to its neighbors?

by Bridget Rollason | Mar 10, 2023 | American Presidency, Democracy, Journalism, Political Coverage, Politics, Presidential Election

@bridgerollo #minnesota #stpaul #uspolitics #minneapolis #worldpressinstitute ♬ original sound - Bridget Rollason Minnesota has not voted for a Republican President since 1972, it’s an outlier compared to its neighbors. But why is more liberal than the surrounding red...

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piyumi_fonseka Piyumi Fonseka @piyumi_fonseka ·
16 Mar

We asked different groups in Minneapolis what changed in their town after George Floyd's murder?
Not much, was their reply.
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16 Mar

In @finnowl's first #WPIFellowship blog post, he wonders if the defamation case against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems will drag down other media, too. Minnesota academics and journalists weigh in:

https://worldpressinstitute.org/will-the-landmark-case-against-fox-news-drag-down-other-media-too/

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nicholashayen Nicholas Hayen 🇺🇦 @nicholashayen ·
15 Mar

Check out my latest @GlobalMinnesota podcast episode w/ @Fawzeyah & @SaqibTanveer of this year's @worldpressinst International Fellows! Hear about the challenges of conducting journalism and speaking truth to power in Nigeria and Pakistan.

https://www.globalminnesota.org/event/podcast-episode-global-journalism-with-world-press-institute-fellows/

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