Back to class today, where I continued our conversation from before the break. We’d been talking about journalism and disinformation and misinformation. So, today, I showed them this video.
I reminded them of a previous reading we’d had that compared mass media in the U.S. and Europe. It was a shortened version of a very important study from 20 years ago which, among other things, examined the strengths and weaknesses of each. And one of the strengths of the media in Europe, according to the author, is the robust public media you find in most countries there. We’ve never had a comparatively robust public media here. (To be sure, there are strengths on our side of the pond, too.)
Then I shared some tips for discerning a content producer’s credibility.
And then we talked about pink slime sites, which is always an eye opening conversation.
And I’m doing the springtime tradition of wearing the alma mater’s colors during their basketball tournament run.
I got photobombed, of course. Is it still a photobomb if you have to take the photo again to specifically create the photobombing?
Anyway, high quality tie, classic vintage lapel pin. School spirit for the number one seed. Rah.
The two cats that matter the most probably won’t be too worried about basketball. But they are intent on their weekly appearance here since, once again, I neglected to show them off last week.
Phoebe would like her closeup.
Look at that little freckled nose!
Poseidon, meanwhile, looks like he’s getting booked for some offense. Probably he should be.
If he’s not doing something wrong he’s working real hard at charming you into forgetting what he’s done wrong.
So the kitties are doing well. And we are doing well. And my sinuses are doing especially well! Last week my lovely bride caught a face full of winter and leaf dust and it set her back for a few days. She’s recovered. And on a Saturday phone call my mother asked how my nose was doing, ’tis the season and all. It was fine. But then, last night, the burning, itchy throat thing started. So I’ve got all of that to enjoy this week.
