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The movement that made Weiss possible
Bari Weiss joins CBS amid a media trust crisis, signaling a shift toward transparency, independence, and renewed credibility in journalism.
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The future of journalism in an era of misinformation
Too often, we let algorithms decide what we consume, relying on headlines, 60 second reels, and viral clips instead of digging into the facts. But being informed isn’t passive — it takes effort.
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News consumers deserve better than automated click bait
Baiting someone to click on an irrelevant article may be a small victory, but it's a bad long-term strategy. Because some of the those who click may never click again.
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NC media panel: Internet obliterated traditional news business. Now what?
Over the weekend, I was privileged to be in attendance at the John Locke Foundation’s Carolina Liberty Conference. Among the highlights of the weekend (which included recording an episode of our weekly show “The Debrief” in the hotel lobby) was a media panel, hosted by Carolina Journal editor-in-chief Donna King, discussing the current state of...
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Call to end ‘horse collar tackle’ term and other outrageous stories
Below are a few recent stories that caught my attention. One of the more amusing recurring bits of news is media attempts to prop up the Biden administration. It’s not going well, obviously. Even Chuck Todd of NBC said Democrats face a “shellacking.” Well over two-thirds of Americans say the country is headed in the...
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Don’t call it the gypsy moth and other outrageous stories
Is the gypsy moth getting a confidence booster with their new and more politically correct identity?
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The growing need to check the biased fact checkers
On February 17, U.S. Sen. Tom Tillis shared a Fox News article on his Facebook page that was later flagged for containing “false information” by the social media’s fact checkers. The article was related to Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe. In the article, the Fox News reporter...
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Dismantling Thomas Jefferson and other outrageous stories
Below are a few of the stories that caught my attention this week. The left’s fascination with canceling American figures — including the author of our Declaration of Independence — continues. The inability to contextualize history is a scary ideology and reminds me a little of the Khmer Rouge and their utopian quest for year...
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Second grader suspended 36 times for mask violation and other outrageous stories
This is segment two of outrageous stories that caught my attention this week. We’ll try and make this mostly a weekly update here at Carolina Journal. Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges today so I suspect there will be plenty of left-wing outrage pertaining to the verdict in the near future. If interested,...
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On the ‘media’: Clear the clutter with a discerning eye
On one point, President-elect Donald Trump has it right. Reporters, as he often intimated throughout his successful campaign, are biased. But not in the ways you may think. Or in ways in which politicians and pundits have led you to believe are true. News organizations lean one way or the other because they are a...
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Media and the Memory Hole
Mainstream outlets steer clear of the traditional notion of delivering news “without fear or favor.”
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Telling Both Sides of the Story
Those who read, watch, and listen to the news lose when media outlets decide to ignore the “wrong” side.
