Belated congratulations to our own Shaping Youth Nutrition MA, RD, and ACSM Certified Health Fitness Correspondent Rebecca Scritchfield, (yes, those letters ALL matter, as she’s worked her tail off for ‘em!) for she just ran a very personal, very applaudable self-challenge on behalf of Diabetes Research and Education. She’s inspired so many of us who have … [Read more...]
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#MoreLikeThisPlease #Journo Media needs to callout those enabling, normalizing and perpetuating violent rhetoric and privileged rule bending. Pandering in the name of “both sides-ism” is dismantling democracy. #TruthMatters
A newspaper editor — Chris Quinn of the Cleveland Plain Dealer — says it as clearly as he can:
"Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts." https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/our-trump-reporting-upsets-some-readers-but-there-arent-two-sides-to-facts-letter-from-the-editor.html
Quinn writes of a different kind of access. Access to our own eyes and ears:
📢 New report from the #DigitalFutures4Children centre on ‘Best Interests of the Child in The Digital Environment.’ @5RightsFound @MediaLSE
What does #BestInterests mean in #UNCRC? How should/shouldn't it be applied in the #DigitalEnvironment
Read at: https://buff.ly/4atGZgS
Love this idea @MindShiftKQED! Innovation for education stimulates learning and embeds core concepts of #medialiteracy and helps debunk #misinformation 🔎🙌 #edu #parenting #k12
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HFCS Corn Wars: A Surprise That’s Far from Sweet
“Mom, go to SweetSurprise.com right now!” yelled my daughter in an urgent commando bark. Before I could even protest her lousy timing, I got a “NOW! I’m not kidding! GO! GO!” she shouted at me like a drill sergeant. Sheesh. Well, when she’s right, she’s right. Turns out ABC Family was running not one, not two, but EIGHT rotations of … [Read more...]