Misinformation and disinformation have spread rapidly in recent elections.  Experts say the 2022 midterm elections are no different.  KMOX's Megan Lynch talks with Darragh Worland of the News Literacy Project about what she's seeing and simple actions listeners can take to find accurate information.  

Misinformation and disinformation have spread rapidly in recent elections.  Experts say the 2022 midterm elections are no different.  KMOX's Megan Lynch talks with Darragh Worland of the News Literacy Project about what she's seeing and simple actions listeners can take to find accurate information.

The average American consumes 11 hours a day of electronic mass media! Learning to analyze media messages regardless of who sends them is a 21st century survival skill (in Missouri they're considering adding it to the school curriculum). What the Media ?!!? will explore topics like "How to spot a bot" and "why memes work". We speak with local Media Literacy professors and authors as our experts in addition to the anchors and reporters in our newsroom. A good comparison is a food critic - they look at how the food is prepared, who the chef is, how the food is presented, the texture etc. We will do the same for Media!

The average American consumes 11 hours a day of electronic mass media! Learning to analyze media messages regardless of who sends them is a 21st century survival skill (in Missouri they're considering adding it to the school curriculum). What the Media ?!!? will explore topics like "How to spot a bot" and "why memes work". We speak with local Media Literacy professors and authors as our experts in addition to the anchors and reporters in our newsroom. A good comparison is a food critic - they look at how the food is prepared, who the chef is, how the food is presented, the texture etc. We will do the same for Media!

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2022 Midterms - Information, Misinformation, Disinformation

Florida Republicans propose laws that would make it easier to sue media outlets for defamation and repeal journalist privilege.  Megan Lynch gets details from KMOX Legal Analyst, Attorney Brad Young of Harris, Dowell, Fisher, and Young.

Florida Republicans propose laws that would make it easier to sue media outlets for defamation and repeal journalist privilege.  Megan Lynch gets details from KMOX Legal Analyst, Attorney Brad Young of Harris, Dowell, Fisher, and Young.

Florida lawmakers want to make it easier to sue the media

"It's a war for attention," and Axios Co-founder, CEO, and Chair Jim Vandehei has a strategy.  KMOX's Megan Lynch talks to him about the Axios philosophy of communication and the book Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less.

"It's a war for attention," and Axios Co-founder, CEO, and Chair Jim Vandehei has a strategy.  KMOX's Megan Lynch talks to him about the Axios philosophy of communication and the book <a href="https://www.axios.com/smart-brevity">Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less.</a>

Short not Shallow: Axios Co-Founder talks about Smart Brevity in communication

The prison press goes back to 1800.  In the 1960's there were more than 250 prison newspapers across the US, but that number has dwindled.

What the Media's Megan Lynch and Julie Smith talk with Kate McQueen, Editor at Prison Journalism Project, about efforts to find and document prison newspapers, and train new journalists working behind bars.

The prison press goes back to 1800.  In the 1960's there were more than 250 prison newspapers across the US, but that number has dwindled.
What the Media's Megan Lynch and Julie Smith talk with Kate McQueen, Editor at Prison Journalism Project, about efforts to find and document prison newspapers, and train new journalists working behind bars.

2022 Midterms - Information, Misinformation, Disinformation

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