Media
Podcasts
"Viral Lies," from Reveal, 1 January 2022 -- added 10.30.22
"Jon Talks About the Media -- and It Talks Back," from The Problem with Jon Stewart (podcast), 24 March 2022 -- added 10.30.22
"From Russia With Likes (part 1)" and "From Russia With Likes (part 2)," from Your Undivided Attention (2019) -- each episode = 1 learning activity
(Transcripts on this page: www.humanetech.com/podcast)"How Political Language Is Engineered," with Drew Westen & Frank Luntz, from Your Undivided Attention (2022) -- added 11.11.22
Any episode of the Is That a Fact? podcast from the News Literacy Project (each episode = 1 learning activity)
"Unfettered Free Speech Is a Threat to Democracy, Journalist Says," from Fresh Air, 20 October 2020 you're welcome to listen to this, but I no longer recommend it.
Videos
"Can the News Be Fixed?" an interview with Jon Stewart and Disney's Bob Iger, 17 March 2022, available on YouTube -- added 10.30.22
Related: "Ratings are Killing the News," a writers' room convo with The Problem with Jon Stewart talent, 18 March 2022, available on YouTube -- added 10.30.22
Endangered, streaming on HBOMax (subscription required)
"Political Correctness, Explained," streaming on Netflix (subscription required)
Divide andonquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, streaming on HULU (subscription required)
Bombshell, streaming on HULU (subscription required)
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News, streaming on HBOMax (subscription required)
Wag the Dog, rent from YouTube, AppleTV, Amazon Prime, etc., for $2.99 (UGH - no longer free)
NOTE: This is an older movie, but it's a fantastic case for how political spin and media can distort our view of the truthThe Social Dilemma, streaming on Netflix (subscription required)
Readings
Opinion piece: "Hyperpartisan 'local news' sites are dangerous to democracy," from The Washington Post editorial board, 23 October 2022.
"The Hostage," by Richard Engel, from Vanity Fair (April 2013)
"Tech Giants Banned Trump. But Did They Censor Him?," by Will Oremus, editorial in The Washington Post, 6 January 2022.
"Time to Pull the Plug on Cable News," by Jack Shafer, editorial from Politico, 3 December 2021.