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Charles Blow: Stop Airing Trump’s Briefings! The media is allowing disinformation to appear as news. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 06:41The Cable TV Quarantine Fight
A recent Pew Research Center study found that Americans’ attitudes toward the coronavirus pandemic vary sharply depending on where they get their news. Just 35 percent of people who mostly watch MSNBC, for instance, said the media had exaggerated the risks of the virus, compared with 79 percent of people who mostly watch Fox News and 54 percent for CNN.
When Congress Works From Home (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 14:30Virtual Dating Is the New Normal. Will It Work? (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 14:28Editorial: The America We Need (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 14:2750 Million Kids Can’t Attend School. What Happens to Them?
Internet access is, of course, fundamental to sound educational policy. Even before the pandemic, an estimated 12 million schoolchildren had trouble completing schoolwork because they lacked internet access at home. Nevertheless, there is significantly more to online education than streaming a lesson designed for the classroom. Effective virtual education requires new styles of teaching as well as curriculum materials designed specifically for online use.