The White House is sharply criticizing a decision by a Seattle-area NPR station to stop airing the coronavirus task force press briefings. This as President Trump’s approval ratings match his record high, and his approval on handling coronavirus is even higher, topping 60%. NPR station KUOW announced it will not be airing the briefing live […]
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Fake family ties among incoming refugees
Immigration officers report that 3,100 migrants over the past year have made fraudulent claims about their family ties in the U.S., according to NPR. Some migrants who claimed to be minors were actually over 18, and some who claimed to be parents of children were not actually related to them at all, officials report. Border […]
Et tu, Washington Post? The Copycat Syndrome.
Today, there are plenty of outstanding journalists at the networks, national newspapers and Web sites, and other traditional outlets. But there are lots of problems, too. One disturbing trend lies in some reporters’ tendency to parrot rumors and copycat what others say or blog, rather than doing the job we’re supposed to do: original research. It’s […]
