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Community

‘Stop lying’: Muslim rights group sues Facebook over claims it removes hate groups

For the past eight years, the civil rights organization Muslim Advocates has reported scores of examples of bigotry and hate promoted across Facebook.

5 years ago

SLF-spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) 4th instar nymph (red body) in Pennsylvania, on July 20, 2018. USDA-ARS Photo by Stephen Ausmus.
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 3/29/21

On this week's Regional Roundup: NJ school reopening, news literacy, and Spotted Lanternflies.

Air Date: March 29, 2021

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Courts & Law

Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims

The lawsuit is part of a growing body of legal action filed by the voting company and other targets of misleading, false and bizarre claims spread by President Donald Trump.

5 years ago

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NPR
Health

‘Lying through truth’: Misleading facts fuel vaccine misinformation

There's no link between COVID-19 vaccines and death. But a new NPR analysis finds stories implying a link have gone viral this year at a dramatic rate.

5 years ago

Critics say Facebook does not apply its rules against misinformation as robustly to posts in Spanish, allowing harmful claims to spread. (Jenny Kane/AP)
NPR
Community

‘Ya basta Facebook’ says company must curb misinformation in Spanish

Advocacy groups say they aren't enforcing their own rules against falsehoods about COVID, vaccines, election fraud and conspiracy theories when it comes to posts in Spanish.

5 years ago

“Lehigh Times” is one of 45 local news websites run in Pennsylvania by Metric Media, which has been found to fail basic journalistic standards for trustworthiness and credibility, according a new report. (Screenshot)
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Spotlight PA

Partisan Pa. websites masquerading as local news threaten trust in journalism, new report finds

Both Republican and Democratic groups are seeking to exploit the growing void in local news through outlets that fail basic journalistic standards, according to a report.

5 years ago

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NPR
Community

Far-right misinformation is thriving on Facebook. A new study shows just how much

Far-right accounts are more successful than other kinds of accounts at getting likes, shares and other forms of user engagement.

5 years ago

Ta'Quan Woodley poses for a photo with Tracey Hall, who invited him to live in her Camden home in February of 2020. She said he has been
Community

‘It’s his story to tell’: Camden High basketball star stands by article that outraged others

The Courier Post is under fire for a headline perceived as racist. Ta’Quan Woodley, the subject of the story, stands with the publication and urges calm among his supporters.

5 years ago

'Fresh Air' host Terry Gross in 1991 (WHYY/Fresh Air Archives)
Community
Billy Penn

‘Fresh Air’ archives have the ~content~ you crave for Women’s History Month

Check out Terry Gross interviews with everyone from Gloria Steinem to Lizzo, Alice Walker to Geena Davis.

5 years ago

Tony Brown sits in the front row fourth from the left with Dyana Williams to his immediate left. Cody Anderson stands immediately behind Brown. Jerry Wells sits third from the right.
Community

‘Give somebody a voice’: Philly lost two Black radio icons. How their historic legacies live on

Tony Brown and Cody Anderson, legends in the “pantheon” of Philly Black radio, recently died within one week of each other. Their deep community impact lives on.

5 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

Welcome to Philadelphia, city of ‘implausible sounding things’

A popular Twitter thread helped locals celebrate the idiosyncrasies of the place they know and love.

5 years ago

Tony Brown was known for his nightly radio show The Quiet Storm on WDAS. (GoFundMe)
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The Philadelphia Tribune

Celebrated WDAS radio personality Tony Brown dies at 75

Tony Brown, who hosted the show "The Quiet Storm" for many years on WDAS FM 105.3, died Wednesday, Feb. 24 according to reports.

5 years ago

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Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Cody Anderson, radio pioneer and long-time general manager of WDAS 105.3, dies

Philadelphia radio legend Cody Anderson has died.

5 years ago

Parler, a social media network embraced by right-wing users, announced its relaunch, a month after it was dropped by app stores and its Web host in the wake of the Capitol riot. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

After weeks of being offline, Parler finds a new web host

Far-right-friendly social media site Parler limped back to life on Monday with a new Web host, retooled community guidelines.

5 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

Watch the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Super Bowl commercial

Thanks to a Fiverr ad, the Northeast Philly small biz had another moment on the global stage.

5 years ago

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