Sources (S1.E2)
- Drew and Josh
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min read
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Throughout the last presidency, we had a very hard time-fighting disinformation as it was often shared and corroborated by the president on social media. This constant stream of disinformation muddied the water so much that legitimate news started to feel like disinformation as well. Naturally, if that cycle was to continue we would have even larger issues with trust than we do know. That said below are the links where you can find information from the United States government.
How to get info on what is going on in United States government:
White House: https://whitehouse.gov They are on Facebook as well.
Congress: https://www.congress.gov/
US Constitution: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript
US Code: https://uscode.house.gov/
Some News sources we like:
News Now NPR: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/500005/npr-news-now
Associated Press: https://apnews.com/
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/
Marcus Dipaola: https://muckrack.com/marcusdipaola
Like we said in the episode bring sources when you are going to have an argument or discussion. Not having sources, is like showing up to test for a class you aren't even enrolled in. Bring sources, so you can be and feel informed and you can speaking knowing and passionately on issues that you care about.
On the same note, if you are having a discussion with someone and they are clearly not prepared, do not just hammer them with facts. Recognize that they are unprepared and transition your discussion into instruction, maybe you can inform of them of something that they had not considered. When you take away the conflict or even representing yourself as an intellectual equal, it can take the pressure off the conversation and let the unprepared person have space to hear and consider the new information that you are telling them.
Like we said in the first post and we will most definitely say it is the last, we are passionate about promoting critical thinking and having conversations where we can all learn from each other as well as hold each other accountable for our words and actions.
This episode serves as an introduction to a series of topics that we are going to cover over the next 3 weeks.
1. Master Class on choosing sources (February 1st)
2. Conflict of Interest (February 8th)
3. Social Media and MisInformation on (February 15th)
We have been thinking about these topics for several months and we very excited to share our thoughts and strategies with you and learn whatever thoughts and opinions you all have to offer.
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