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Media Bits and Bytes - November 13, 2018

Winners and Losers; Trump's Media War; Google Walkout; Cable News Myths; China's Great Firewall; AOC vs Fox News; Zuckerberg's Gift

Google walkout protesters,Reuters

 

Midterm Elections Media Winners & Losers

By Lisa de Moraes
November 7, 2018
Deadline

Some media outlets scored varying degrees of success with their midterms coverage.

 

Trump Is Winning His War on the Media

 

By Ryan Bort
November 8, 2018
Rolling Stone

The more the media fights back, the deeper it entrenches itself in a battle it can’t win.

 

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The Long History Behind the Google Walkout

 

By Marie Hicks
November 9, 2018
The Verge

Tech companies ignore labor history at their own peril.

 

Five Myths About Cable News

By Nicole Hemmer
November 9, 2018
Washington Post

Trump’s devotion to cable has elevated the political importance of those networks, which remain plagued by myths.

China's Great Firewall is Going Global

By James Griffiths
November 2, 2018
CNN

China is by far the most effective censor of the internet, and far from retreating, is exporting its model around the world.

 

Ocasio-Cortez Rips Fox News

By Dartunorro Clark
November 9, 2018
NBC News

The Democratic Socialist from the Bronx said it's tough to find a DC apartment since she won't start being paid until January.

Mark Zuckerberg Is Trying to Transform Education. This Town Fought Back.

By Nick Tabor
October 11, 2018
New York Magazine

Montessori- and Waldorf-style education has always required teaching resources most schools simply don’t have. Zuckerberg and his colleagues believe technology can cover that gap.