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"It’s a sticky wicket because of our Constitution, but we need to examine and be frank with each other about what is taking place," says Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., pictured May 14, 2020, during a House committee hearing. Eshoo is co-author of a letter to cable companies asking whether they intend to renew contracts with Fox News and other conservative news outlets. (Photo: Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images) A House subcommittee held a virtual hearing Wednesday on how to weed out what Democrats call...

by Thomas E. Patterson, The Journalists Resource October 27, 2020 h1 Election Beat 2020: How news outlets become misinformation superspreaders /h1 p class "byline" by Thomas E. Patterson, The Journalists Resource br October 27, 2020 /p p Russia is again peddling misinformation in an attempt to upend our election. It’s an important news story, but there’s a larger threat that’s getting less coverage. In a New York University Stern School a href "https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publ...

The old cliche about bullies having low self-esteem is wrong; bullies want to advance at others success

Teens who bully, harass, or otherwise victimize their friends probably do so to get to the top of their school's social hierarchy, a new study shows.

 E-Mail Teens who bully, harass, or otherwise victimize their peers are not always lashing out in reaction to psychological problems or unhealthy home environments, but are often using aggression strategically to climb their schools social hierarchy, a University of California, Davis, study suggests. These findings point to the reasons why most anti-bullying programs dont work and suggest possible strategies for the future. "To the extent that this is true, we should expect them to target not ...

Friends. not strangers, not kids from a rival clique. their biggest source of pain is from those closest to them. 360s other expert sociologist dr. robert faris calls all of this social combat. >> to play the popularity game effectively, i think some kids believe that they need to engage in some hardball, and i think they do things deliberately to make their rivals in particular, who are often their friends, feel pretty bad. >> those bad feelings, that humiliation which comes from bullying and s...

Study to look at what kids actually say on social media and why it matters so much to them. designed by renowned child clinical psychologist marion underwood and dr. robert faris. teens answered survey questions like how often have you gotten into a conflict with someone on social media? have you posted something on social media you later regretted? whats the best thing thats happened to you on social media? how often do you worry youre missing out on what your friends are doing online? what our...

Middle schoolers is their friends. not strangers. not kids from a rival click. their biggest source of pain is from those closest to them. 360s other expert dr. robert faris calls all of this social combat. >> to play the popularity game effectively, some kids believe they need to engage in some hard ball. and i think they do things deliberately to make their rivals in particular who are often their friends feel pretty bad. >> those bad feelings that humiliation which comes from bullying and soc...

In th ground breaking cnn investigation is the first major study to look at what kids actually say on social media and why it matters so much to them, designed by renowned child clinical psychologist dr. marianne underwood and socialologist dr. robert faris, they answer questions like how often have you gotten into a conflict with someone on social media? have you posted something that you later regretted? whats the best thing thats happened to you on social media? how often the you worry that y...

From those closest to them. 360s other expert dr. robert faris calls all of this social combat. >> to play the popularity game effectively, some kids believe they need to engage in some hard ball. and i think they do things deliberately to make their rivals in particular who are often their friends feel pretty bad. >> those bad feelings that humiliation which comes from bullying and social combat is only intensified on social media where everyone is watching all the time. in fact, our study foun...