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IDENTIFY PROPAGANDA

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Recently I spoke with a smart person dear and near to me who repeated disinformation that continues making the global rounds.

Six degrees of manipulation impersonation, conspiracy, emotion, polarization, discrediting, and trolling are used to spread misinformation and disinformation, according to the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab.

For instance, a false news story may quote a fake expert, use emotional language, or propose a conspiracy theory to manipulate readers.

NEWS12 NYC ANNIVERSARY

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It has now been a quarter of a century since I was hired by a wealthy visionary to build and train News 12 The Bronx staffers.

Why am I smiling? My child is all grown up after a C-section, we launched in 1998 and as anyone can see, I still have a few fans of various colors, according to Chuck Dolan, who hired me to build, recruit, train, and launch News 12 The Bronx.

RIP FRANK FIELD

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The weather field is growing darker with the death of Dr. Frank. I worked at Newscnter 4 with Dr. Filed.

Joan Kaplan Field, died earlier this year. The couple were married for 75 years and had three children: son Storm and daughters Allison and Pamela. Storm and Allison followed in their father’s footsteps, becoming TV meteorologists. Survivors also include seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 

RIP DAVID BOHRMAN

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EL JEFE BOHRMAN was one of the most innovative, experienced, and well-respected TV journalists for more than three decades.

Bohrman sailed from Producer posts to Executive Producer to Senior Management at ABC News, NBC News, CNNfn, and CNN. Pseudo and Current TV.

One of Fast Company Magazines "100 Most Creative People in the World" (2011)

Winner of 6 Emmy awards and 18 Emmy nominations. Two Peabody Awards.
Full List of Awards later in profile.

LICHT LICKED

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He managed to survive 13 unlucky months, but Licht's out at Cable News Network. Now once again toppers replace another CEO.
 

The veteran TV guy who was  is out after just 13 months highlighted by controversy, low ratings and a magazine profile that appears to have hastened his exit.

KC’s SUNSHINE BAND

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Kent Cooper was an American journalist who achieved worldwide prominence as executive director of the Associated Press 

KC's band of journalists at The AP were laboring there for decades.

Kent Cooper was a man of many talents and could play 10 musical instruments. He wrote the operetta About That Girl which was produced in 1943.

RFE IN RUSSIA

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A drone attack took place in Moscow on the morning of May 30, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his Telegram channel.

CONNIE BABIES

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Why are so many Asian-American women of a certain age called ‘Connie’? Blame it on Connie Baby aka Connie Chung.

I worked as A news producer for NBC News for about a decade  A  few of those years I had to wake up early for TODAY. The paycheck was good and the working conditions better. I worked wi Jane Pauley, Deborah Norville and last but not least, Connie Baby.

She said she met Maury in California and the rest is history. Chung became a vehicle for many immigrant mothers’ hopes for their daughters and their quest for a sense of belonging.

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM

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The World Press Freedom Index compares the levels enjoyed by news media in 180 countries and territories.

Press-bashing has become a reflex among totalitarian dictators, and it’s becoming an ugly crutch.

The definition of press freedom used by RSF and its panel of experts to compile the Index is the following:

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