A view of the ExxonMobil Refinery at Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 15, 2021. Kathleen Flynn | Reuters Exxon Mobil has lobbied parts of a sprawling Democratic budget bill aimed at empowering working ...
The UK’s online safety bill, published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in May 2021 and currently under scrutiny by a parliamentary special committee, aims to create a new legal framework to ...
On September 1, 2021, new medical marijuana rules came into effect in Texas. Thousands more Texans can now be prescribed medical cannabis oil with low THC, the ingredient that gets people high. House Bill 1535, ...
A partisan showdown loomed in the National Assembly on Monday when the ruling Democratic Party (DP), with a controlling number of parliamentary seats, was supposed to launch a controversial media law this week, which opposition ...
TORONTO – Representatives have returned to the Ontario Legislature for an emergency weekend debate over the Election Funding Law Affecting Freedom of Expression, which experts warn could backfire on Prime Minister Doug Ford’s administration. The ...
The new law requires Illinois public schools to teach students skills to spot misinformation. Democratic State Senator Karina Villa said the internet has become a place for students to debate and discuss social issues and ...
Many of us have learned to decipher media in much simpler times. We had a limited number of news outlets, most of which followed the same standards of reporting. All our teachers and librarians had ...
The concept of civic responsibility is given a new face as the country faces the reality that a large portion of its population may not have sustainable local news sources or receive factual information. Last ...
You scroll through Facebook when a link, meme or post stops you. Maybe something you read makes you angry. Maybe you agree. Maybe you are thinking about sharing it. But is there anything about this ...
DENVER (CBS4)– A bill to help school children spot fake news from credible media was tabled at the state capitol on Monday. The bill instructs teachers to include media literacy in their curriculum and provides ...
