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...
Behind Journalism’s Glamorous Facade with Bloomberg News’s Alisa Parenti
After Deadline: The Media Podcast
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2 years ago
Behind Journalism’s Glamorous Facade with Bloomberg News’s Alisa Parenti
It seems like this week’s guest Alisa Parenti has done it all from reporting to anchoring to radio to becoming an author to teaching to her current position as the Breaking News Editor at Bloomberg News. She talks to our hosts about her varying experiences and how her love for storytelling overshadows the less-than-glamorous life of a journalist. She also shares her perspective on broadcast personalities who begin to blur the lines between journalist and media influencer especially as the you...
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...
