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Most people consider themselves "middle adopters" when it comes to new technology

Most people consider themselves "middle adopters" of new technology.

That's according to the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com.

Coming in second place, the next greatest number of respondents called themselves "late adopters." Fewer consider themselves "early adopters."

The full results are below. Meantime, vote in our newest poll on the home page at SharylAttkisson.com. Look for the black box on the right sidebar or scroll way down on the mobile site.

When it comes to new technology, I am:

23% An early adopter

37% A middle adopter

30% A late adopter

10% A non-adopter

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What are the year's most censored stories?

I am pleased to have written the forward to the latest edition of Project Censored's most censored news stories: Through the Looking Glass.

Description below:

The establishment media can make us sick of news even as we’re starving for it. If we aren’t careful, we’ll end up like Alice, swimming in a sea of our own tears. The magic mirrors of clickbait-driven reporting, pundits’ 24/7 “hot takes,” and social media feeds governed by secret algorithms leave us with distorted or even inverted representations of reality. 

The diverse contributors to Censored 2020 call out and oppose these distortions, defying those who would create a wonderland where narrow self-interest, rather than factually-grounded reality, serves as truth’s primary arbiter.

Censored 2020 scrutinizes the looking-glass logic of the corporate media—where imaginary threats outweigh real existential crises, privacy is a luxury, and consent must be manufactured at all costs—and it celebrates the work of independent journalists and news organizations who courageously refocus our vision on the type of news we need to act as engaged community members and informed citizens.

Censored 2020 demonstrates that the best independent journalism is constructive as well as critical—not only exposing dire problems, but also uniting communities to take action.

(Pre-Order) Censored 2020: Through the Looking Glass

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Not Yet, Brexit

On our Brexit shoot in London

Sunday on "Full Measure," we'll take you to London to dig into what's really behind the British vote to exit the European Union, what's taking so long, and what it has to do with all of us-- and President Trump.

Interviewing about Brexit in London
Producer David Bernknopf and Cameraman Bryan Barr. When in London...
On assignment in London

We'll also have an update on our reporting about federal tax dollars paying for sometimes painful experiments on animals.

And I'll take you on a scenic trip to Northern Ireland where Game of Thrones was filmed. I haven't seen the program but I still loved seeing this incredible place that's become a huge tourist attraction.

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Baby zebra wears polka dots instead of stripes

The following is an excerpt from Smithsonianmag.com

Above image courtesy of Smithsonianmag.com and Frank Liu

With their striking black-and-white stripes, zebras boast one of the most iconic coats of the animal kingdom. But every now and then, a zebra is born that doesn’t fit the striped mold. At the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, a tour guide and photographer named Antony Tira recently caught sight of an unusual foal, its deep black coat covered with white spots.

“At first I thought it was a zebra that had been captured and painted or marked for purposes of migration,” Tira tells George Sayagie of the Daily Nation, a Kenyan newspaper. “I was confused when I first saw it.”

The baby zebra, which has been named Tira, in fact has a genetic condition known as “pseudomelanism,” which causes abnormalities in zebra stripe patterns, as Ren Larison, a biologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, explains to Katie Stacey of National Geographic. Zebras are dark skinned animals, and their stripes arise from specialized skin cells called melanocytes, which transfer melanin into some of their hairs; the hairs that have melanin appear black, and those that do not appear white. But on rare occasions, something goes awry and the melanin does not manifest as stripes.

Read the rest of the article and see a video of the zebra by clicking the link below:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spotted-kenya-baby-zebra-polka-dots-180973180/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

Full Measure begins Season 5

Airing Sunday mornings, the original and investigative news program "Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson" has begun Season 5.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBGI) ("Sinclair") proudly kicked-off its fifth season of 'Full Measure' on Sept. 8, hosted by Emmy award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson.

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Since launching in 2015, the Sunday morning news program has seen year-to-year audience growth, capturing viewers by providing long-form reports on a range of political and socioeconomic topics with ratings that consistently outperform its cable competitors.

The inaugural season five episode unpacked Greece's immigration crisis, drawing parallels to the immigration debate in the U.S.

Additional investigative reports planned for this fall include reality checks on illegal immigration and drugs on our border, investigations into billions of dollars in alleged fraud in the spending of U.S. tax funds in Puerto Rico, and stories from a dozen foreign countries that face issues relevant to the U.S.

"Four years ago, we were given the opportunity to create a new space in the Sunday morning news landscape, one with real reporting, rather than a lineup of the same talking heads," said Sharyl Attkisson, host and managing editor of Full Measure. "I'm incredibly proud of what we've built and our sustained success. I'm confident our format will continue to resonate with viewers."

'Full Measure' airs live across Sinclair broadcast TV news stations every Sunday morning. Viewers can also watch the show live online, or on demand for free with the STIRR app.

How to watch: https://sharylattkisson.com/full_measure_station-list/

For more information on 'Full Measure,' please visit: http://fullmeasure.news/ 

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Media Bias: Fact or Fiction? The Video

Here's the video of the Paley Center Media Bias panel from Tues. Sept. 17.

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In Person:
Sharyl Attkisson, Author; Host, Full Measure
Angelo Carusone, President, Media Matters 
Tim Graham, Director of Media Analysis, Media Research Center
Michelle Malkin, Commentator and Author 
Christine Quinn, Politician and Commentator 
Brian Stelter, Host, Reliable Sources, CNN 
Moderator: Marie Hardin, Dean, Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State University

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