Not being bamboozled by the glut of fake news bombarding the information consumer rests squarely with the person receiving and interpreting the data. “It’s a problem all across society,” said Brian J. Rackham, assistant professor in the School of Communication at Northern Arizona University (NAU). “Even the term ‘fake news’ has been corrupted to where factual sources are being called ‘fake’ because they don’t agree with the opinions of the people reading it.” Rackham, also a doctoral … [Read more...] about True or False? Sorting Through the News
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Local Businesses Optimistic About Holiday Shopping
From small independent shops to large nationwide retailers, Flagstaff businesses are looking forward to customers’ increasing confidence in the economy and planned generosity with gifts. In fact, the National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates sales to be up this November and December, the traditional holiday sales period, by 2.3 percent across the United States. That is a marked improvement over the dismal 3.9 percent drop in sales in 2008 and the 0.4 percent gain in … [Read more...] about Local Businesses Optimistic About Holiday Shopping
