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    • JANET
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Urban legends

6 Nov 2019

Fake News Redux

Or should that be Faux News Redoe? It’s late; I’m trying to be cute. My apologies. Today I’m revisiting the post I did two weeks ago.  Here it is again if you missed it: A Look At Fake News This … Read More

deplorables, fake news, Urban legends
23 Oct 2019

A Look At Fake News

Fake news is nothing new. Fifty years ago this week, the world reeled with the news that Paul McCartney – the really cute Beatle – had died and been replaced with an imposter!  For those caught up in the Beatlemania … Read More

A New Look at Faux News, fake news, faux news, How To Recognize a Fake News Story, Huffington Post, Janet Givens author, Nick Robins-Early, Paul McCartney, Shirley Showalter, Urban legends

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Books

LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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