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 truth

• The 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.