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How News Literate Are You, And Does It Really Matter?

When thinking about the term “news literate,” you’d be remiss if you didn’t consider the way its definition has changed. The concept of being news-literate has been evolving over the past few years, particularly as the news itself has changed. “Back in the day” when everyone received the same news from the same three network stations, news literacy was based more or less on whether or not you had taken in what had been offered up. Now, given the multitude of news sources, fake news and unconscious bias, news literacy is strongly rooted in digestion and comprehension.

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A Conversation with Brian Karem, Author, FREE THE PRESS: THE DEATH OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM AND HOW TO REVIVE IT

Join me and Brian Karem as we discuss his new book, FREE THE PRESS: THE DEATH OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM AND HOW TO REVIVE IT which analyzes the erosion of the trust of the press and asks two critical questions: How did we get here? And, most importantly, how do we fix it before it’s too late?

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The Remote Work Revolution

Welcome to the Remote Work Revolution. Forces out of our control – the pandemic – moved us powerfully into this new world of work. Unless you are in a service business, like food, dining, leisure activity, retail, children’s education, etc. that require being live and in living color to do your job, you most likely do most of your work at home or remotely, wherever you happen to be during your typical work hours. Even doctors, therapists and exercise instructors are working at least partially remote. And it’s never going back to the 95% in-person that it was in 2019.

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