“It is troubling that the reports and guidance being produced by the CDC are at times contradictory and very confusing and make no sense.” Paul E. Alexander warns that COVID-19 guidelines touted by the CDC often fly in the face of common sense. For example, they push for mass vaccination as the gateway to normalcy, yet advise the vaccinated to stay at home, as if the vaccines they’re pushing for aren’t effective enough to curb the pandemic. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
