Public Affairs - National Politics

Media Transformation from the O.J. Simpson Trial of the Last Century to Trump’s Hush Money Trial

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Please forgive me, sensational news readers, for taking a Spring Break from all the clickbait over the past few days to sit outside and drink in the clean air and sunshine after months of being cooped up inside hiding from the winter cold, the pounding rain and howling winds of March and April. When I saw and shared the O.J. Simpson NYTimes obituary on…

Editorial Opinion - Columns

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Social Media

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Social media. What is it? What good is it? Does it help the public become more informed and enhance democracy? Or does it just help spread fake news, misinformation and disinformation and help the spread of authoritarianism and fascism?…

Legal Affairs - Capitol Attack - Trump Investigations - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump’s Immunity Appeal

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The god damn United States Supreme Court announced its agreement on Wednesday to take up the case of whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on charges of engaging in a seditious conspiracy and inciting a violent insurrection in a corrupt…

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Media - Social Media

NPR Rocked by Self-Inflicted Scandal

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Another American media outlet is rocked by a self-inflicted scandal. It’s not clear what National Public Radio’s business editor Uri Berliner was thinking when he decided to bash his employer as “liberal” on a Substack newsletter run by a known conservative flame thrower, Bari…

Attorneys General in 41 States Demand that Facebook Take Action Against Scammers

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Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 Attorneys General around the country to demand that Meta address the recent increase in Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers. Account takeovers happen when bad actors break into a user’s account and change passwords, effectively…