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White House back-channeling with networks on Covid coverage | POLITICO
by Christopher Cadelago
1 day ago
The Biden administration is privately ramping up outreach to major media outlets in hopes of tamping down a spate of…
How ‘Coward and Phony’ Tim Pool Became One of the Biggest Political YouTubers on the Planet | Daily Beast
by Robert Silverman
1 day ago
By mid-afternoon of Jan. 4, it had become increasingly clear that a slew of far-right actors were gearing up for…
How Australia’s fickleness on COVID vaccines is perpetuating global vaccine inequity | The Conversation
by Sarah Joseph and Gregory Dore
6 days ago
Despite assurances from Prime Minister Scott Morrison that Australia was at “the front of the queue” for COVID-19 vaccines, Australia’s…
Vaccine mandates got a huge US push. What’s next for misinformation? | First Draft
by First Draft
6 days ago
Yesterday, the US Department of Veterans Affairs became the first federal agency to announce that its frontline medical workers will be required…
VAERS: How to stop misinformation related to the US vaccine database | First Draft
by Lucinda Beaman and Esther Chan
July 27, 2021
If you live outside the United States, you might not be familiar with the country’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.…
Preventing the next indigenous healthcare crisis | MedCity News
by Morgan Haynes
July 27, 2021
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it – at least, according to philosopher George Santayana. Most…
Russia’s Telegram crackdown is putting obstacles in the path of investigative journalists | Coda Story
by Alexandra Tyan
July 26, 2021
In December 2020, a Bellingcat investigation into the apparent attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny revealed the identities of Kremlin secret…
Who’s Winning the War Between Biden and Facebook? Fox News | WIRED
by Gilad Edelman
July 23, 2021
“All my research is on things that social media platforms can do to make things better,” said David Rand, a…
Covid-19 vaccines: A leap of faith and the power of trust among Black and Hispanic communities | First Draft
by Vanessa Chee
July 20, 2021
As of July 6, just over 182 million American adults had received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, according to…