In 2018, a Gallup poll reported that 45 percent of Americans trusted mass media to report the news accurately and fairly . That’s up from an all-time low of 32 percent in 2016, but still far lower than the levels of trust in the 1990s. Healing this relationship is one …
Read More »Fresno State Launches New Institute To Build Public Trust In News Media
Amid talk of fake news and alternative facts, Fresno State has launched a new Institute for Media and Public Trust. Led by former Fresno Bee executive editor Jim Boren, the institute aims to bring together media professionals, academics and the public to bridge understanding about the way journalists work. Boren …
Read More »He allegedly threatened to shoot up Central’s prom on social media. Now, he’s been arrested
Fresno police have arrested a former student accused of threatening to shoot up Central High School’s prom Saturday. The alleged threats were made on the social media app Snapchat. Lt. … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced police probe social media post. College Republican says it’s ‘harassment’
UC Merced officials Monday released a brief statement on Twitter saying campus police are investigating “concerns about specific social media posts by a certain individual,” adding that classes have not … Click to Continue »
Read More »Social media chatter of threats is untrue, Merced police and school leaders urge
Merced school leaders and police issued a joint statement late Wednesday in an effort to ensure parents that children are safe at school despite recent social media chatter that has … Click to Continue »
Read More »How two odd little social media videos helped end a robbery spree in Merced
The videos by themselves are unremarkable. One clip shows a handgun being placed in a car’s glove box. A second clip shows a large wad of cash. Together, the social … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s how media and awareness led to recovery of stolen artwork in Los Banos
Much of an Argentinian artist’s work that was stolen from a truck in Los Banos last week has been recovered, according to city police and officials from a Saratoga arts … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s how media and awareness led to recovery of stolen artwork in Los Banos
Much of an Argentinian artist’s work that was stolen from a truck in Los Banos last week has been recovered, according to city police and officials from a Saratoga arts … Click to Continue »
Read More »Defense attorney claims tire blowout may have caused crash, not DUI, social media
Obdulia Sanchez, 18, of Stockton, appears before judge David W. Moranda during a pre-preliminary hearing at the Robert M. Falasco Justice Center, a branch of the Merced County Superior Court in Los Banos, Calif., Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. Sanchez has been charged with DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter for a …
Read More »Driver arrested in deadly Merced County crash streamed on social media, CHP confirms
A Stockton woman who apparently live-streamed a crash Friday in which her sister died remains in Merced County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Detwiler Fire on social media: Flame. Smoke. And a goat
A sample of the images on social media from firefighters battling the Detwiler Fire in Mariposa County on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County departments hope to reach communities through social media
Merced County has ventured into the 21st Century and is rolling out new social media accounts. The county last month introduced social media policies and guidelines for practices ahead of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Experts: IS expanding its global reach through social media
Experts say IS message may attract individuals feeling disconnected 18-year-old Faisal Mohammad wounded four at UC Merced in November FBI says Mohammad had ‘self-radicalized’ prior to the attack … Click to Continue »
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