The Octavia E. Butler Library Science Fiction Festival is coming up on March 22nd! You can purchase books to be given away to students at the festival and also support an amazing bookstore in Pasadena! Thank you, @gofetchgretch !!
"I think there are a lot of pitfalls when you just let news find you because algorithms are not optimized for credibility & for civic discourse ... Theyโre optimized for engagement & ads." - NLP's @PeterD_Adams on the @InRealityFM podcast
#NewsLiteracy
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We were about $6,999,999 short on funding for a Super Bowl ad with this same message, but maybe if everyone shares it, we will reach the same number of people?
@MayorOfLA@NWSLosAngeles@MyLA311@ReadyLA@LAFDtalk You are asking us to stay off of the roads. My kidsโ school is sending messages saying to wear rain boots tomorrow morning. Please coordinate your messaging with @laschools . This is incongruous.
Do you want to become a more critical consumer of #news? Join AARP and @NewsLitProject Thursday, Febraury 8 at Noon. Learn about the importance of source, context and other factors in evaluating news. Register here: https://t.co/TjeCk3pJML
Schools with a strong library program ensure their students have the best chance to succeed. But in too many schools, school library budgets and school librarian positions are being cut. This puts our childrenโs education and workforce readiness at peril. https://t.co/SPe2LWFUAy
@LAUSDSup@LASchools You are undercutting your empathy when you post these pictures of minors in their homes. This exploitative and a violation of their privacy.