Effects of Right Wing "Noise Machine"

Propaganda Has Triumphed over Journalism, and the Consequences Are Enormous
From www.alternet.org - December 7, 2014
We need a press that teaches the young to be agents of people, not power.
See how the news shapes our beliefs about the North Korea hack - Fabius Maximus (blog)
From fabiusmaximus.com - December 24, 2014  
Summary:  Hot stories like North Korea's (alleged) attack on Sony show how the government officials and journalists shape our opinions. Open source information and analysis can provide alternative ...
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New Poll: The Majority of Americans Still Have No Clue the Deficit’s Gone Down Under Obama
From aattp.org - December 17, 2014 
About 35 to 40 percent of Americans are Fox-watching conservatives. The math kind of does itself.
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These Daily Show And Colbert Report Segments Helped Cure A Year Of Right-Wing Lies
From mediamatters.org - December 23, 1014 
The 8 Biggest Weirdos Who Have Ever Appeared on Fox News
From www.alternet.org - December 8, 2014
The news channel has featured a cast of interesting pundits from Glenn Beck to Donald Trump.
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Evil Fox News idiocy, unchecked: As Stephen Colbert departs, demented loons set to run free
From www.salon.com - December 19, 2014
O'Reilly, Hannity and Scarborough are excited: Without "Colbert Report," their loud, lunatic voices have more power
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Stephen Colbert Schooled Fox News Hard: How Comedy Exposed Bill O'Reilly and the Lie of Right-Wing Patriotism
From www.alternet.org - December 12, 2014
Pitch perfect satire.
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“Our media have betrayed us incessantly this year”
From www.salon.com - November 27, 2014
This is a day to give thanks and to remember. That's harder and harder with a media that wants us to forget
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Media’s awful right-wing fetish: Why pundit calls for Obama centrism are deluded
From www.salon.com - November 19, 2014
Hyping tension between president and Joe Manchin types, the Centrist Fetishists play Democrats against each other
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Fox Fights Imaginary Media Bias With Actual Media Bias
From mediamatters.org - October 4, 2013 
10 of the Best Moments in Political Comedy This Year
From www.alternet.org - December 18, 2014
In a year filled with upheaval and tragedy, we were all in need of a good laugh.

Social Media and Internet Issues

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How Facebook and Candy Crush Got You Hooked
From www.wired.com - December 23, 2014 
Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. World of Warcraft. Angry Birds. The most successful tech products have one thing in common: They’re addictive. And users don’t get hooked by accident.
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Internet addiction affects 6 percent of people worldwide
From www.psypost.org - December 19, 2014 
Internet addiction is an impulse-control problem marked by an inability to inhibit Internet use, which can adversely affect a person’s life, including their health and interpersonal relationships.
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Research Links Addictive Social Media Behavior With Substance Abuse 
From www.huffingtonpost.com - December 14, 2014 
Plenty of research has demonstrated that the addictive quality of social media is very real. And according to a new study, heavy social media use may also contribute to a different type of addiction.
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33 Reasons Why People Should Be Honest on Social Media
From www.socialmediatoday.com - December 15, 2014 
When it comes to having a social media profile, there is no stopping you from saying things that aren’t true. After all, there are hundreds-of-millions of users online, and it’s nearly impossible to monitor everyone’s activity.
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How porn is rewiring our brains 
From www.telegraph.co.uk - December 8, 2014
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s new film Don Jon is the story of a man whose porn habit has left him unable to relate to real women. He's not the only one, reports Nisha Lilia Diu
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Daily "technoference" hurting relationships, study finds
From medicalxpress.com - December 4, 2014
New research finds that the seemingly small, everyday interruptions that come with smart phones and other devices are interfering with romantic relationships.