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GSS on MediaShift: Talking politics in the journalism classroom

"Republican Elephant & Democratic Donkey - 3D Icons" by DonkeyHotey is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
“Republican Elephant & Democratic Donkey – 3D Icons” by DonkeyHotey is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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Fake news, alternative facts, Russia hacks and the red/blue divide: It’s been a roller-coaster political year so far and an especially challenging one for journalism teachers.

GSS executive director Beatrice Motamedi and other educators discussed what’s happening in their classrooms and newsrooms during a Twitter chat on Feb. 17 hosted by MediaShift, a San Francisco-based news organization that covers media, education and technology.

Thanks to MediaShift for capturing the chat in the Storify below.

#EdShift Chat: Talking Politics in the Journalism Classroom

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