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"Sometimes a minute is not enough"

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With President Joe Biden on Monday signed a $1 trillion bill to fix ro

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Jason Piscia, PAR Director, teaching news literacy in a high school class room
PAR Director Jason Piscia talks about news literacy with a class at La Salle-Peru Twp. High School on Dec. 7, 2021. (Photo courtesy LPHS)

I write on this blog often about the importance of news literacy being able to detect misinformation and bias in the news coverage you consume.

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As the Fall semester concludes and the holidays are soon upon us, there is no better time than now to reach out to students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members, stakeholders and our Public Affairs Community to wish you all a most sincere Seasons Greetings from the Office of the Dean.

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Your Local Newspaper Is In Trouble

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Ive written about this topic often over the past year as I discuss

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Dr. Bob Blankenberger with DPA Candidate Annie Brooks (DPA '19)
Dr. Bob Blankenberger with DPA Candidate Annie Brooks (DPA '19)
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BEST KEPT SECRET NO MORE

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Former Governors Jim Edgar and Pat Quinn meet with FY2022 ILSIP Cohort during their seminar. Former Governor Edgar is a former ILSIP intern, a member of the FY1969 cohort and inducted into the Samuel K. Gove Hall of Fame in 1990.

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