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Shaping Youth Teen Team Reflects On Disneynature EARTH Premiere

April 22, 2009 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

April 22, 2009 Talk about a ‘circle of life.’ Disneynature, the first film label to be released by Disney in 60 years, truly DOES represent a full rotation of EARTH, by going back to their studio … [Read more...]

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Smart Girls At the Party.TV: Interview with SNL’s Amy Poehler

December 2, 2008 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

With eight seasons of Saturday Night Live under her belt, I automatically thought SNL actress Amy Poehler's new digital TV series would be a spoof or a sketch by the screenshot alone! I mean, … [Read more...]

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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl; Product Placement or Literary Bridge?

July 2, 2008 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

Ruthe Stein, Senior S.F. Chronicle reviewer must be a soul-mate of sorts in the ‘thinking alike’ arena, as her opening marks hit me with a one-two punch over my coffee this morning, having … [Read more...]

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Avatar Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu ·

26 Nov

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos says his network’s friendly interview with Trump, “put in doubt the independence of our news department.”

"We cannot... offer Trump an open microphone to broadcast his falsehoods and conspiracy theories."

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Avatar Sam Wineburg @samwineburg ·

16 Nov

Out today! A driver's manual for staying sane on the internet. @holden

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16 Nov

As @jayrosen_nyu so clearly states, it's "not the odds, but the stakes"...Media and #journo can convey context without partisan pandering, clearly citing facts on autocracy objectively...@Sulliview is right, the public deserves to be informed. #NewsLiteracy #democracy

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16 Nov

Dangerous 🆘📢to see this, given they've once AGAIN just enabled their platform to post lies claiming a rigged election when it was not! This is how democracies are overthrown with #misinformation Have media learned nothing? #Journo pay attention! WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-allows-ads-claiming-rigged-2020-election-on-facebook-instagram-309b678d?mod=e2tw

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