Media coverage of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria Harrowing video and excellent explanatory journalism helped the world try to comprehend the earthquakes and aftershocks. February 7, 2023 Tom Jones
How to connect your audiences with charities helping earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria Plus, why this quake was so devastating, what happened to the Richter scale, how much of the U.S. is in a quake zone, and more. February 7, 2023 Al Tompkins
Opinion | It’s all fun and games until the balloon pops How divided are we as a country? We can argue about anything. Even balloons. February 6, 2023 Tom Jones
Would decriminalizing meth, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl possession lower overdoses? Here’s who is trying. Plus, how we can see massive layoffs and have record unemployment, people are still quitting their jobs at a high rate, and more. February 6, 2023 Al Tompkins
Opinion | AOC’s fiery speech, how to act these days and other media tidbits and links Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rejoinder to Republicans lit up C-SPAN on Thursday. February 3, 2023 Tom Jones
54% of gun deaths are suicides Plus, why ‘run, hide, fight’ may no longer be the best active shooting protocol, where they bury children who die from gun violence, and more. February 3, 2023 Al Tompkins
Opinion | Tom Brady retires. Next stop? The broadcast booth. Brady is expected to head to the booth as the highest-paid TV analyst in the history of the game … even though he has never announced before. February 2, 2023 Tom Jones
Are there too many classified documents? Plus, the used car boom comes to an abrupt end, and is the filmed philanthropy of MrBeast just ‘performative altruism?’ February 2, 2023 Al Tompkins
Opinion | Trump’s latest lawsuit involves a journalism icon The former president is suing Bob Woodward over ‘The Trump Tapes,’ an audiobook featuring 8 hours of conversations from 20 interviews. February 1, 2023 Tom Jones
Natural gas prices drop. Will electric prices follow? But gasoline and diesel prices are rising again and diesel users are still getting pounded by high prices. And more. February 1, 2023 Al Tompkins