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Hawking Hydration Low: Gatorade Tells Kids To Avoid Water

January 10, 2014 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Aug. 20, 2015 Update: Now Gatorade's G-Force is forcing their bottled neon into schools under the guise of 'hydration education?' Seriously? Paging media watchdogs! Crickets. Jan. 10, 2014 I’ve … [Read more...]

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Kidney Stones In Kindergarten? Put Down the Sports Drink, Kiddo!

October 28, 2008 by Amy Jussel 24 Comments

Today’s New York Times reports "A Rise in Kidney Stones Seen in U.S. Children," naming high sodium intake of processed foods as one of the culprits, sending wee ones into urology clinics (no pun … [Read more...]

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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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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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