Our guest this week is Sharon McMahon, a former high school government and law instructor– now renowned as “America's Government Teacher.” Her mission: explaining the facts. A social media star, with more than a million followers on her Instagram page called Sharon Says So, McMahon has become a leader in the fight against misinformation. She uses nonpartisan facts to break down difficult-to-follow political headlines and events, putting them in historical context–and doing it with conve...
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Our guest this week is Sharon McMahon, a former high school government and law instructor– now renowned as “America's Government Teacher.” Her mission: explaining the facts. A social media star, with more than a million followers on her Instagram page called Sharon Says So, McMahon has become a leader in the fight against misinformation. She uses nonpartisan facts to break down difficult-to-follow political headlines and events, putting them in historical context–and doing it with conve...
Aiming to Be Storytellers and Truth Seekers with Global News’ Teresa Wright
After Deadline: The Media Podcast
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3 years ago
Aiming to Be Storytellers and Truth Seekers with Global News’ Teresa Wright
After Deadline goes global! This week’s guest Teresa Wright is a Canadian journalist, who covers politics and health at Global News – and the two may overlap more than you think. With more than 15 years of experience, Teresa knows journalism inside and out but is learning that social media and online hate can cloud the field. With the added pressure of distrust toward the media, Teresa explains that journalists have to have a passion for the truth; they need to be “storytellers and truth seek...
After Deadline: The Media Podcast
Our guest this week is Sharon McMahon, a former high school government and law instructor– now renowned as “America's Government Teacher.” Her mission: explaining the facts. A social media star, with more than a million followers on her Instagram page called Sharon Says So, McMahon has become a leader in the fight against misinformation. She uses nonpartisan facts to break down difficult-to-follow political headlines and events, putting them in historical context–and doing it with conve...
