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New from Ocean State Stories: Eleven years after the Sandy Hook tragedy. 'On Dec. 14th this year, I hope you remember to be kind.' twitter.com/OcnStateStorie…

News burnout and media bias are turning off many news consumers. The most trustworthy news outlet? The Weather Channel!

New report from Salve Regina University Pell Center finds more than 4 in 10 self-identifying as “news avoiders.” Story by Nancy Lavin

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Released today: Americans have become more distrusting of news media but trust sources that appeal to their political views, according to research released as part of the Pell Center's 'Polarization Index' at Salve Regina University University. Read the full report: ow.ly/aMmE50Qiwtf

ICYMI: McCain Institute Executive Director Evelyn Farkas joined Pell Center’s Story Public Square with Jim Ludes & G. Wayne Miller to discuss the stories that shaped 2023 & to name the 2023 Story of the Year: the rise of #artificialintelligence . pellcenter.org/the-2023-story…

New from Nationhood Lab: Director Colin Woodard, researchers from this is UIC & HealthPartners found significant differences in the prevalence of disabilities across the American Nations in a new paper published in
JCRP. twitter.com/WoodardColin/s…

Check your local listings & join us for this week's 'Story of the Year' episode of Story Public Square with McCain Institute's @EvelynMFarkas, who joins Jim Ludes & G. Wayne Miller to break down the top stories of the last year. twitter.com/pubstory/statu…

Join us for Story Public Square as Jim Ludes & G. Wayne Miller sit down with Tom Nichols Tom Nichols to break down the pressing threats to our democracy & their potential to impact on the #2024Election . Check your local listings for air times! Salve Regina University ow.ly/mT1H50Qf6Y6

Students, faculty & staff are invited to join us tomorrow at 11:45 a.m. in McKillop 116 to discuss #disinformation , #deepfakes & what we can do to protect the information ecosystem as we look ahead to the #2024election . RSVP to [email protected]!

Read all about Farm Fresh Rhode Island in this week's Ocean State Stories Q&A with executive director Jesse Rye: oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-jesse…

Check out the latest from Pell Center's #NationhoodLab : More in Common's #HiddenTribes model on Americans' core underlying overlaps with Colin Woodard's #AmericanNations model, showing historic changes. twitter.com/WoodardColin/s…

Our Associate Director Katie Langford Sonder joined WPRI 12's Tim White on Newsmakers to break down the findings of the recent #RI statewide survey she conducted at Salve Regina University's Pell Center. twitter.com/TimWhiteRI/sta…

Today, we celebrate the life of Sen. Claiborne Pell who believed that politics is about translating ideas into action to help people. This idea animates our work that aims to foster civic engagement and participation to make the world a better place.

Afghan refugees learn to call Rhode Island home
`Rhode Island is best, most welcoming state’ READ the story:
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Salve Regina University historian John Quinn reflects on President John F. Kennedy, who had many ties to Newport and was assassinated 60 years ago. READ the story: oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-dr-jo…

More on our statewide survey of #RhodeIslanders ' perceptions of the health of U.S. democracy, perceptions of the top contributors to political polarization in the U.S., news consumption habits & more from PBN: ow.ly/J2KB50Q8ZWw

Congratulations, Ned Blackhawk, winner of the National Book Award for his book 'The Rediscovery of America.' G. Wayne Miller and I had the great privilege of interviewing him earlier this year for Story Public Square Pell Center Salve Regina University

Check it out!
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#Bookbanning & increased prevalence of #newsdeserts continue to underscore the importance of access to news & information. Ocean State Stories' G. Wayne Miller discussed this issue that librarians & journalists are tackling together in a recent The New York Times panel. ow.ly/bZe250Q84R2

Join us for Story Public Square this week as Jim Ludes & G. Wayne Miller host Tananarive Due - The Reformatory to discuss her new book, “The Reformatory,” set in an ethereal world of her creation, to explore the violence of the Jim Crow South. Check your local public TV listings! ow.ly/3gYk30sy1kh

Today at 2PM: Visiting Sr. Fellow for Cybersecurity & Democracy Nellie Gorbea will join a distinguished panel at Issue One to discuss #socialmedia , misinformation & what we can do to fortify it ahead of #election2024 . Register for the webinar here: ow.ly/cp5550Q7Wn9