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News Over NoiseAuthor: Penn State News Literacy Initiative, Matt Jordan, Leah Dajches
If you find yourself avoiding the news, youre not alone. But whats turning you off is likely not the news itselfits the noise surrounding it. News Over Noise explores the challenge of separating spin and click-bait from good journalism and why it matters. This podcast empowers our citizenry by giving listeners the tools they need to balance staying informed while protecting their well-being and the public good. Language: en Genres: Education, News, News Commentary, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Place Your Bets: The Casino-fication of News
Episode 405
Thursday, 26 February, 2026
Special thanks to our guest:Judd Legum is the founder and author of Popular Information, an independent newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism. PopularInformation won the 2020 Online Journalism Award for Excellence inNewsletters, and its reporting was credited by Bloomberg for bringing a "political reckoning" to corporate America. Previously, Legumfounded and served as editor-in-chief of ThinkProgress, a progressive media outlet. In 2008, Legum was the research director for HillaryClinton's first presidential campaign. He is a graduate of GeorgetownUniversity Law Center and Pomona College.News Over Noise is a co-production of WPSU and Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications. News Over Noise is a co-production of WPSU and Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.













