Media

Why social media shouldn’t be your therapist

Editor’s note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was recently published by Alcove Press. CNN — When people struggle with their mental health, they often turn to …

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Egypt Independent November 5, 2024

Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he’d do to the media if elected

On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has threatened to jail reporters who won’t give up the sources of

NPR NEWS October 24, 2024

Corporate media manipulation in 2024 election exposed

Four years ago, during the heat of the 2020 US presidential election, a bombshell story about the Biden family’s alleged

Weekly Blitz October 19, 2024

Biden and Harris avoid media criticism over Helene response

Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, remains a painful memory for many Americans, particularly those affected by

Weekly Blitz October 10, 2024

TikTok purges accounts tied to Russian media over ‘covert influence’ efforts ahead of US election

London CNN — TikTok has removed accounts associated with two Russian media groups for trying to exercise what it called “covert influence” on the upcoming US presidential election, in violation of its guidelines. The accounts are linked to Rossiya Segodnya and TV-Novosti, the organizations behind the Sputnik news agency and the RT broadcaster respectively, the …

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Egypt Independent September 26, 2024

Lebanese citizens get warning messages from Israel calling on them to evacuate, local media reports

Lebanese citizens in Beirut and other regions have received phone messages from Israel calling on them to evacuate immediately, the country’s national news agency reported Monday as fears grow of a wider regional war. The country’s Minister of Information told NNA that his office also received one of these messages, calling it “psychological warfare.” Israel’s …

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Egypt Independent September 23, 2024