Jan Hillard: Falsehood flies and the truth comes limping after it (Jonathan Swift)
An inventory by the Washington Post finds more than 18,000 untruths told by President Trump since he took office in…
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Jan Hillard: The news media and COVID-19, political leanings, truth — and a complicated relationship
Americans have a mixed relationship with the news media. Regardless of their source of news, be it traditional or social…
Commentary: Graham casts ‘mainstream media’ as primary evil; not true really — but all have sinned
By Al Cross Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues “The Lies of Mainstream Media” is the headline over the…
Lauren and Rob Hudson: Positive messages for youth — overcome negative outside influences
Columns for families based on the book “It Can Be Done” @studentsleadusa None of us are islands unto ourselves, isolated…
Bill Straub: Civics lesson for Independence Day and the most joyful event of them all — press bashing
Tis the 4th of July, time for baseball, firecrackers, backyard barbeques and the most joyful event of them all, press…
‘Gear Up with Information Literacy’: NKU’s Steely Library will present a free workshop on July 9
Critical thinking is part of determining when news or information is true or false. A recent study from Stanford University…
Retired Justice Daniel Venters: The Governor’s verbal attacks on the courts are wrong — and ‘fake news’
Governor Bevin responded to the Kentucky Supreme Court’s recent unanimous opinion on the 2018 pension reform bill by accusing all…
Constance Alexander: More and more, we must separate the factual wheat from fake news chaff
“In today’s digital age, it can often be challenging for consumers to determine what information is truly reliable. But whether…
Bill Straub: Enough is enough is enough, it’s time for press corps to take the gloves off — and tell the truth
For better or worse, I spent six years back in the early 2000s as the White House correspondent for Scripps-Howard…
Richard Nelson: Confidence in traditional mainstream media erodes; loss of credibility is a looming crisis
Our trust in the established news media continues to decline. A major culprit? “Fake news.” According to a Monmouth University poll…
An evening offering of discussion on ‘Real News. . . Fake News’ coming May 30 — free and open to public
In response to demand, the NKyTribune and PEN America are offering a re-run of our popular “Real News, Real Issues,…
Commentary: Tim Ortman: Goal of real fake news is to create distraction, disrupt election process
Today, the term ‘Fake News’ is firmly entrenched in our lexicon. It seems everyone from Trumpite retirees, to neo-political millennials,…
The Northern Kentucky Tribune and PEN America team up to kick off series of community conversations
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Northern Kentucky Tribune and PEN America kicked off a series of community conversations…
Richard Nelson: As we feast at the Facebook buffet, we must focus our appetite for sharing only truth
Mark Twain famously said that “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Turns out Twain was…