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Rebuilding trust in the media from the bottom up

  • Written by Michael Gordon, Professor, Social Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, University of Michigan
With local news outlets facing tough times, who will cover neighborhoods like Detroit's Oakwood Heights?Notorious4life

America is living in a Facebook moment, where privacy is not private; a Sinclair moment, where local is not local; and a presidential moment, where truth is not true.

It seems clear that someone needs to rebuild trust between the...

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Reading Zuckerberg’s face: What 3 key expressions from his testimony reveal

  • Written by Nichole Russell, M.A. Candidate in Political Science, University of Arkansas
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying on Capitol Hill.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Facial expressions and body movements, whether we make them knowingly or not, can persuade people.

As experts in political discourse and facial displays – how scientists often refer to facial expressions – we have analyzed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s...

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To serve a free society, social media must evolve beyond data mining

  • Written by Aram Sinnreich, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, American University School of Communication
Social media companies combine many pieces of information into a complex digital profile.Tetiana Yurchenko/Shutterstock.com

As Congress and the public wrestle with the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, many people are now realizing the risks data collection poses to civic institutions, public discourse and individual privacy. The U.K.-based...

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Should California winemakers be worried about China's tariffs?

  • Written by Julian M. Alston, Director of the Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics, University of California, Davis
Some Napa and Sonoma Valley wineries are worried about the China tariffs. AP Photo/Eric Risberg

California’s vintners and grape growers are among the latest potential victims in the escalating trade spat between the U.S. and China.

Responding to U.S. plans to impose import duties on goods from China, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce reciprocat...

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The law that made Facebook what it is today

  • Written by Frank LoMonte, Director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida
Cutouts depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing 'Fix Fakebook' displayed on Capitol Hill on April 10, 2018.AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Facebook is facing a reckoning in the court of public opinion for how the social media giant and its partners handle customer data.

In the court of law, holding Facebook responsible for its actions has been quite...

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A school resource officer in every school?

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Police help students at Great Mills High School in Maryland, after a shooting there in March 2018.Alex Brandon/AP

Less than three weeks after a school resource officer stopped an armed teen who shot two students at a Maryland high school, lawmakers in Maryland voted to expand law enforcement presence in schools statewide.

The Maryland Safe to Learn...

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When presidents lawyer up: A brief history

  • Written by Steven Lubet, Williams Memorial Professor of Law, Northwestern University
President Lincoln was represented by a lawyer who didn't vote for him The White House, CC BY-SA

President Trump’s difficulty finding lawyers who will represent him in his current legal troubles tells us much about his leadership style and the advice he is willing to accept.

Some of his lawyers have resigned. Others – including such...

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3 research-based things a doctor says should be part of your weight loss efforts

  • Written by David Prologo, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University
A woman exercising on a stationary bike. Exercise is an important component of weight loss, most experts agree.CC BY-SA

Imagine that you are running a company, but you cannot get to your goal because all of your good workers keep quitting.

For 30 years, your response to this problem has been to criticize the workers and say they are stupid and weak...

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Bolivia is not Venezuela – even if its president does want to stay in power forever

  • Written by Robert Albro, Research Associate Professor, American University

When Latin America’s elected leaders gather in Peru later this week to discuss democracy in their region, one topic will likely be high on the agenda: Venezuela, which was barred from attending this year’s Summit of the Americas because it has an authoritarian government.

Several countries have criticized Venezuela’s exclusion, chi...

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