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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 “disinformation and extremism” in the media.  House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone...

by Thomas E. Patterson, The Journalist's Resource October 27, 2020 h1 Election Beat 2020: How news outlets become misinformation superspreaders /h1 p class "byline" by Thomas E. Patterson, The Journalist's 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-publications/news/2019/april/tackling-domestic-disinformation--what-the-social-media-companie.html" st...

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 school's social hierarchy, a University of California, Davis, study suggests. These findings point to the reasons why most anti-bullying programs don't work and suggest possible strategies for the future. "To the extent that this is true, we should expect them to target not vulnerable wallflowers, but their own friends, and friends-of-friends, who are more likely to be t...