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Les théories du complot sont légion. Que faut-il croire - et comment s'en rendre compte ?
Conspiracy theories abound. What should you believe − and how can you tell?
As campanhas de desinformação geralmente usam um conjunto de artifícios retóricos que você pode aprender a identificar, como narrativas de conspiração, enquadramento do bem contra o mal e “segredos revelados”
Disinformation campaigns often use a set of rhetorical devices that you can learn to spot, like conspiracy narratives, good versus evil framing, and revealed secrets.
Despite its historic importance, Sharpeville itself has remained unknown and its residents anonymous, yet they have a story to tell.
Language can provoke violence between groups especially when people paint others as threats.
In Europe, a large-scale war could cause the Baltic Sea to freeze over and severely compromise food security – potentially for decades and even centuries to come.
As elections approach – and even after they’re done – there’s a lot of confusing, and deliberately misleading, information out there. Learn how to protect yourself.
Halaman depan harusnya menjadi balai warga, tempat pembaca berdiskusi dan berdebat atas isu penting bagi komunitas dan sekitarnya.
The decline of the news industry has been well documented. How did news organizations in the US heartland, facing potential extinction, survive – and even thrive – through the pandemic?
The Biden administration is restoring full protection to three national monuments that President Trump sought to cut down drastically.
As the state copes with hurricanes and climate disasters, it is figuring out how to manage the slow-motion loss of its coastal land. But its plans could endanger the cultures that define the region.
The best op-ed pages operate like a town square, allowing readers to discuss and debate issues important to their communities and beyond. But many now focus on divisive national political issues.
A social psychologist explains how to avoid being misled, and how to prevent yourself – and others – from spreading inaccurate information.
New members are joining and some are leaving – as right-wing groups reorganize, scholars of the movement foresee increased polarization, with a risk of more violence.
When far-right and far-left politicians get most of the media attention, it hurts democracy.
New risk models show nearly twice as many properties are at risk from a 100-year flood today than the government’s flood maps indicate.
A legal expert explores the limitations of COVID-19 liability waivers some colleges are asking students to sign.
A storm-driven chlorine gas release in a vulnerable community is the type of worst-case scenario that scientists and engineers have warned about for decades.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Louisiana State University
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Assistant professor in oceanography and coastal sciences, Louisiana State University
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Communication, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
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Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University
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Dean and Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Oceanography and Coastal Science and Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Media law and Media History, Louisiana State University
