APPC in the News: Report on the Civic Mission of Schools cited by National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement
Political Communication
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Guardian of Democracy: The Civic Mission of Schools Report, published in September 2011 by the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools and APPC’s Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics, was quoted in a new report and call to action released yesterday at the White House by the United States Department of Education and the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The government report, “A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future,” can be found here along with a new Department of Education road map for advancing civic education that also cites “The Guardian of Democracy.”
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FlackCheck.org launches today
Political Communication
Thursday, January 05, 2012
FlackCheck.org, a counterpart to APPC’s award-winning program FactCheck.org, made its official debut today. The website produces original video parodies that debunk false political advertising, poke fun at extreme language, and hold the media accountable for their reporting on political campaigns. Among the newest additions to FlackCheck.org’s growing library of videos are the first two in a series of attack ads against Abraham Lincoln that raise questions about whether today’s attack tactics might have defeated one of our country’s more beloved presidents.
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