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Jan 13, 2025 | 
salon.com | Nolan Higdon
COMMENTARY Bernie Sanders was right Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
theedgemedia.org | Nolan Higdon
“We are so screwed, it’s beyond what most of us can imagine,” exclaimed Aviv Ovadya. “We were utterly screwed a year and a half ago, and we’re even more screwed now.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
salon.com | Nolan Higdon
“It is crooked. But it is also they are diminishing themselves” exclaimed Joe Rogan on Friday's episode of his podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience." He was talking about the news media. His guest, Donald Trump, agreed, adding, “They are hurting themselves.” Rogan lamented of the mainstream media, “They are killing all their credibility and it is opening new media.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
randomlengthsnews.com | Terelle Jerricks |Nolan Higdon |Mickey Huff
Disinformation, Hyper-Partisan Media, and the Perils of Big TechThis was originally published by Park Center for Independent Mediaby Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff“If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do, Dana [Bash],” Republican vice-presidential candidate and senator from Ohio J.D. Vance explained during a September 15 CNN appearance.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
randomlengthsnews.com | Nolan Higdon
Sept. 16, By Nolan Higdon“The US election is approaching, and with it a crescendo of anxiety about online lies,” declared an August 2024 Financial Times article. Indeed, over the past decade, the weaponization of fake news by political figures such as Donald Trump, proponents of the Brexit vote, and during the COVID-19 pandemic have heightened fears about misinformation.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
realprogressives.substack.com | Nolan Higdon |Real Progressives
**Join us Tuesday evenings for Macro ‘n Chill, an informal gathering where we listen to and discuss this podcast. Register here for our September 10th session https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/29d4cc27-0123-4885-aaa8-6ff95947498d@7d53fbd0-6b43-4143-9400-6b0b36a25e55Steve’s guest is Nolan Higdon, an author and expert in media literacy.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
teenvogue.com | Nolan Higdon
Over the previous few decades, surveillance tools have been interwoven into the education system. These technologies have been sold to K-12 schools across the US with promises of greater safety and improved academic outcomes. Overworked teachers, frustrated administrators, and frightened parents welcomed programs such as Gaggle, Securly, Bark, and others into the classroom. But these technologies have failed to deliver on their promises.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
laprogressive.com | Nolan Higdon
“I represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson. Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw. President Biden should do the same,” exclaimed Democratic Representative Lloyd Doggett on July 2, 2024. Doggett was critical of 81-year-old President Joe Biden’s performance at the first presidential debate in June.
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May 31, 2024 | 
progressive.org | Nolan Higdon
“Phones are completely bogged down hearing from students, young adults, adults, and business owners who are all concerned at the option of losing their access to the [TikTok] platform,” explained a senior Republican Party aide in March. The phone calls were from angry social media users expressing their dismay that the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would force the social media platform TikTok to be sold or banned in the United States.
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May 6, 2024 | 
laprogressive.com | Nolan Higdon
As we write for World Press Freedom Day, declared May 3, 1993, by the United Nations, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks languishes in Belmarsh prison awaiting possible extradition for trial in the US under the Espionage Act. His alleged crimes? Daring to publish evidence of American war crimes, information utilized by legacy press outlets to win prestigious awards while also calling for his punishment.
