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In The Academic Boardroom, Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare have an interesting discussion with Julie Mastrine. 

Julie is the Director of Communications and Bias Services at AllSides and the creator of the AllSides Media Bias Chart. Julie explains how she made her way from being a journalism student to being a media bias watchdog and describes the event that alerted her to the fact that we all are living in our own filter bubbles. In their discussion, attention is paid to how algorithms and influencers are changing the process of receiving information, particularly for millennials and Generation Z, and why journalists need training more than ever in the era of unregulated media. 

Julie explains how AllSides operates to reach its decisions and shares the reasons that the platform does not rate either accuracy or credibility. The discussion touches upon several other challenging questions: Is there anything bad about bias? Where does the line pass between freedom of speech and spreading harmful misinformation? How has the structure of ownership in CBS and The Washington Post changed the media industry? In conclusion, Julie provides a number of useful tips on how to become a better consumer of the news.

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