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For Fox News hosts, the hydroxychloroquine controversy is fuel for the culture war (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 14:43Op-ed: How digital data collection can help track covid-19 cases in real time (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 07:56Henry Paulson: 7 principles for a post-coronavirus economy include creating a best-in-class national digital infrastructure (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 07:53
White House attacks Voice of America
The White House launched an extraordinary attack on Voice of America, saying the federally funded but independent news service had promoted Chinese government propaganda in its reporting about the coronavirus outbreak.
No, Mr. Trump, VOA is not Chinese propaganda. Now don’t turn it into U.S. propaganda.
The White House has just confirmed, no doubt unintentionally, that the US government’s premier international broadcaster, Voice of America, is independent from the Trump administration. A shrill commentary posted on the White House website April 10 assailed VOA for “promoting propaganda” of the Chinese government about the novel coronavirus epidemic. The evidence? A tweeted video showing residents of Wuhan watching a light show following the lifting of that city’s lockdown, and another tweet showing that the covid-19 death toll in the United States “exceeds the official China tally.
Opinion: Everyone is learning how to work remotely. Lawmakers should, too. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 17:15On Twitter, almost 60 percent of false claims about coronavirus remain online — without a warning label (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 19:00President Trump removes inspector general who was to oversee $2 trillion stimulus spending (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 13:28Worried that $2 trillion law wasn’t enough, President Trump and congressional leaders converge on need for new coronavirus economic package
Congressional leaders and the White House are converging on the need for a new assistance package to try to contain the coronavirus pandemic’s economic devastation, fearful that a $2 trillion bailout law enacted in March will have only a limited effect. Democratic Reps are eyeing a package of spending increases that would “easily” cost more than $1 trillion, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said.