Dennis Stevens, Ed.D.

Dennis Stevens, Ed.D.

02
Sep
There’s no way to develop realistic recommendations to improve trust in the media and democracy…

There’s no way to develop realistic recommendations to improve trust in the media and democracy…

The complexity of reality and it’s relationship to truth and objectivity makes this a really difficult topic to appropriately address as…
5 min read
29
Jul

The Role of Institutions in American Politics: Navigating Factionalism and the Imperative of…

While I agree in the sense that, “The problem confronting journalism and politics in the contemporary United States is not at its core the…
1 min read
29
Jul

Navigating the Gulf Between Fact and Meaning: A Critique of Pew Research Center Studies

What makes me weary about these Pew Research Center studies is that they lack the ability to address the divide between truth and meaning…
1 min read
28
Dec
Harnessing AI to Combat Disinformation: Strengthening Journalistic Integrity and National Security

Harnessing AI to Combat Disinformation: Strengthening Journalistic Integrity and National Security

I have one additional thought, and it is politically challenging. To execute it, the Knight Commission on Trust, Media, and Democracy will…
1 min read
20
Dec
Closing the Gap: Theory vs. Practice in Media Literacy and Public Discourse

Closing the Gap: Theory vs. Practice in Media Literacy and Public Discourse

In terms of your queries concerning the need to create more discerning consumers of news and information and, also how to increase public…
1 min read
19
Dec
Navigating the Intersection of Media, Democracy, and Artificial Intelligence

Navigating the Intersection of Media, Democracy, and Artificial Intelligence

Thoughts on trust, media, and democracy in response to Nancy Watzman’s prompts on public discourse. I’ve posted a similar comments over on the Neiman Journalism Lab’s Facebook page. I have also previously commented on posts by the Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy and, I have…
6 min read
15
Oct
S.C. Non-Profit is Offering Free Bike Share Bicycles to S.C Municipalities

S.C. Non-Profit is Offering Free Bike Share Bicycles to S.C Municipalities

Conway, South Carolina — A Horry County, South Carolina-based, arts, cultural and liveability focused non-profit organization has 27 bike…
3 min read
14
Apr
Hasty Decision to Demolish the Palace Theatre represents a Failure of the Imagination

Hasty Decision to Demolish the Palace Theatre represents a Failure of the Imagination

MYRTLE BEACH, SC — After sitting in disrepair for months, the land owners have decided to demolish the 2,700-seat Palace Theatre, rather…
3 min read
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