White House How Different Outlets Are Covering Negotiations Over Biden's $1.75 Trillion Bill After months of negotiations between moderates and progressives over President Joe Biden’s massive social safety next package, the White House unveiled a new framework Thursday, called Build Back Better, in hopes of finally reaching an agreement. NBCLX political editor Noah Pranksy looks at how different outlets have covered the new bill and what their headlines reveal about the full story....
muslims How Did the ‘Us Versus Them' Narrative That Targeted Muslims After 9/11 Get Started? We asked Millennials and members of Gen Z who were too young to remember 9/11 for their questions about that day and its aftermath. In this installment, we found an expert to explain why the media amplified an “us vs. them” narrative that unfairly cast all Muslims under suspicion.
media I'm Not Into Sports. So Why Am I Hooked on the Olympics? "A lot of what’s considered [‘sports’] is not generally what we think about,” says Robert Thompson, Director of Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture and trustee professor at Syracuse University.
Tokyo Olympics Simone Biles Was By Far the Most Recognizable Olympian. Will That Translate to Ratings? A majority of Americans plan to watch the Olympics this year and young people are interested too. New events like skateboarding are a big draw, but the most recognizable face was Simone Biles by far. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky talks about a recent poll on Olympics viewership.
language How Changing Our Language Can Help Break the Stigma Around Mental Illness By Jalyn Henderson. Why do we find it so much easier to talk about our physical health than our mental health? The answer is stigma. And that stigma can be internalized or come from the world around us. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson looks into how everything from the language we use to the media we consume makes it harder or...
media The History of American Media as Seen Through Its Coverage of Presidential Inaugurations The ceremonial transfer of power from one U.S. president to another is an event that transfixes the nation every four years. And as the decades have passed, advances in technology have allowed the media to tell that story in an evolving way — from illustrations to the use of photographs, radio, video and finally digital media. NBCLX storyteller Peter Hull...
social distancing The Addictive Power of Doom Messaging is Undermining Our Power to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 Just like abstinence-only teaching didn’t work with the HIV epidemic in the 1980s, strict social distancing mandates didn’t stop the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Early in the pandemic, lockdowns, closures and fear were used to flatten the curve. Nearly a year later, hospitals are full, numerous businesses are closed, and many Americans are losing trust in public health officials. NBCLX...
misinformation How to Spot Misinformation Online and Clean Your Social Feeds to Avoid Fake News Misinformation is everywhere online and becoming even more widespread as Election Day approaches. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker explains how to spot misinformation as well as how to clean your social media feeds to avoid encountering fake news.
media Too Much News? Surprising Results of New Gallup Poll on Media Coverage A new poll by the Gallup and the Knight Foundation took the nation’s pulse on opinions related to the news media. It revealed that majority of Americans feel less informed and are flooded with too many news options.
media McClatchy Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Ending Family Control of Newspaper Chain The move comes after Congress stopped McClatchy from being included along with other newspapers in a pension relief plan, a result of a last-minute shift in support, according to McClatchy DC
