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ASU Journalism School Launches Free Media Literacy Course Online
Anyone with an email address can sign up for the three-week media literacy program
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Dr. Fauci Urges ‘Faith’ in the FDA and Potential Coronavirus Vaccine
“I think that we can have some confidence and have faith in what the FDA is saying,” Fauci tells CNN
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Jim Carrey Slams Trump’s Coronavirus Response: ‘Plagues Don’t Care About Reelection Campaigns’
“Last week, amid all this suffering, Trump and his acolytes held their Totally Illegal COVID-19 Super-Spreader Spectacular,” the actor wrote of the RNC in The Atlantic
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Joy Reid Says She ‘Should’ve Been Sensitive’ to Phrasing of Question Referencing Muslims (Video)
“Not exactly the most artful way of asking that question, obviously, based on the reaction,” the MSNBC host said of her original question
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CAIR Thanks NBC News for Meeting, Calls on Joy Reid to Apologize for ‘Muslims’ Comment
Reid compared Trump supporters to “Muslims” on Monday when trying to discuss how media portrays “radicalizing”
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Fox News’ Chris Wallace, NBC News’ Kristen Welker Among Presidential Debate Moderators
Democratic nominee Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump are set to square off this fall
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Pete Buttigieg Launches New Podcast With iHeartMedia
“The Deciding Decade with Pete Buttigieg” premieres Sept. 9
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Kenosha Business Owner Says Trump Replaced Him With Former Owner For Photo Op
Tom Gram says he didn’t want to be a part of the “circus” around Trump after his store burned to the ground, so he declined to participate
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Trump Calls Upon MSNBC to Fire Joy Reid After She Compares His Supporters to ‘Muslims’
Representatives Omar and Tlaib also spoke out, calling the comments Islamophobic and asking for an apology
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Chris Cuomo Says ‘There’s Nothing’ to Misconduct Rumors in Audio Leaked by Fox News
“You can’t trust the media,” CNN anchor is heard saying to Michael Cohen in undated audio
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Here’s How to Get Those Biden-Harris Campaign Lawn Signs in ‘Animal Crossing’
Players of the hugely popular Nintendo game can show their support for the Democratic ticket
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How PBS’ ‘The Open Mind’ Plans to Thwart Disinformation Ahead of Election: ‘There Are Not Two Sets of Facts’
Host Alexander Heffner tells TheWrap why his PBS program is all the more important today than when it launched in 1956
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Cable News Ratings: Fox News’ Afternoon Show ‘The Five’ Beats CNN, MSNBC Primetime
CNN saw significant growth over last August in total viewership and key demo viewership, marking its most-watched August in 40 years
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Eddy Grant Sues Trump Campaign Over ‘Electric Avenue’ Use
The musician joins a long list of artists who have sued or threatened legal action over the campaign’s use of their songs
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Black Journalist Who Quit Kenosha News Over Jacob Blake Protest Headline Crowdfunds for Own Media Site
Daniel Thompson has raised over three times what he needs to start his own media venture after his Kenosha News resignation
