Nearly one in three students are considering a college’s political leaning when applying, according to a new survey. GenZ seems to be very set in their values–for better or for worse. This raises the question: are universities becoming just another political battleground? Students, especially those coming from a more affluent background, are willing to remove […]
Tag: Bias
Can Election Integrity Survive the Technology Revolution?
Social media has become the battleground for elections. Candidates are guests on popular podcasts, campaign teams are utilizing trends for exposure and politicians are able to get their message out faster than ever. Feeds have the ability to shape opinion, and, ultimately, dictate who gets elected into power. And politicians are aware. One problem that […]
Trump Signs Executive Order to Stop Federal Funding for NPR and PBS
Late Thursday night, President Trump issued an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board of directors to “cease federal funding for NPR and PBS,” claiming that they had ideological bias, NBC news reported. The executive order said that neither NPR nor PBS presented a fair, accurate, and unbiased portrayal of events to citizens […]
