Make it Make Sense

Our frustration with American journalism and news media continues as we share some new language, address the fragility of women's progress in the workplace, and Finland's war against fake news.

Word of the Week [1:50]: Sanewashing: Meshing the words sane and whitewashing together is the newest trend in U.S. Election coverage.

Phase 1: Nuts [7:05]: Dr. Lisa provides examples of how journalism attempts to make sense of 45's often nonsensical gibberish, as if the listeners' comprehension is the problem. 

Phase 2: Women in the Workplace 2024 [21:50]: The tenth annual report speaks to the fragile nature of women's progress in the workplace...we are still decades away from gender parity.

Phase 3 [36:10]: Finland's Media Literacy Lessons: Nations around the globe want the Finnish curriculum that teaches children to identify fake news as young as six and seven years old. How could this transform what fake news bad actors believe they can get away with because the public doesn’t question what they read?

Referenced in the show

Notes from the Editor-in-Chief Newsletter, The Atlantic

The ‘sanewashing’ phenomenon | Editor and Publisher

Where’s The Line Between Paraphrasing And “Sanewashing?” – Outside the Beltway

Counterpoint: “Trump has not been ‘sane-washed’” The Atlantic 9/13/24

Women in the Workplace 2024: Key Findings & Takeaways (leanin.org)

Finland is winning the war on fake news. Other nations want the blueprint (cnn.com)

Why We're Polarized | Book by Ezra Klein | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Bonus: On Point podcast aired 10/8/24 on Is the media “sanewashing” Trump?