Tag: literacy’

07 AUG

Here’s a soul-crushing example of Trump’s utter lack of economic literacy

REUTERS/Daron Dean The full transcript of Donald Trump’s Wall Street Journal interview, which leaked to Politico, is enough to make anyone spiral into despair—like most performances from our president, it’s full of moments that illustrate his tenuous grasp of reality. As Slate’s official economics correspondent, though, there was one section that left me especially crestfallen—in just […]

03 APR

Facebook is launching a $14 million news literacy project to fight ‘fake news’

Mariana Bazo/Reuters Washington (AFP) – A global alliance of tech industry and academic organizations unveiled plans on Monday to work together to combat the spread of “fake news” and improve public understanding of journalism. The News Integrity Initiative will launch with $ 14 million from Facebook, the Ford Foundation, Mozilla and others, based at the […]