It’s no secret that social media is bursting with disinformation, as users — usually anonymous while hiding behind handles — spread easily disproven lies about everything from the COVID-19 vaccines to election fraud in the 2020 presidential race.
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Yossman “Chariots of Fire” producer Lord David Puttnam has called for kids to be educated in digital media literacy as part of the Children’s Media Foundation’s (CMF) new report on the future of children’s television.“Lockdowns and school closures associated with the onslaught of COVID-19 have also meant that we are more worried than ever about the amount of time our young people are spending on digital screens: What are they watching? Who is acting as a gatekeeper?” he wrote in the
.It’s no secret that social media is bursting with disinformation, as users — usually anonymous while hiding behind handles — spread easily disproven lies about everything from the COVID-19 vaccines to election fraud in the 2020 presidential race.
Congratulations are in order for Fair City’s Ben Condron who, in happy baby news, has become a dad for the second time.
Fair City after its hiatus last year due to COVID-19. Organisers have confirmed the event will go ahead on Saturday, August 14.With work taking place around City Hall, the action will move to the North Inch from 2pm with participants running a mile while carrying a bag of tatties.Around 100 people have already signed up, with organisers hoping to beat the 290 entrants who took part in 2019.
Spare a thought for Fair City’s Phoebe who is about to learn that her dad Will is a manipulative snake.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBrut., the leading digital news publisher in Europe, recently launched a millennials-skewing streaming service, BrutX, and has just raised $75 million from James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, François-Henri Pinault’s Artemis, Orange Ventures and Tikehau Capital. Guillaume Lacroix, the well-respected French producer and visionary co-founder and CEO of Brut.
Sacha Baron Cohen has demanded that social media bosses end the online racial attacks against England’s football players.The actor called out Facebook and Twitter heads Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey directly in a tweet.“Hey Mark Zuckerberg & @jack Dorsey — Facebook and Twitter are spreading racist attacks on these Black athletes. Online racism leads to real-world hate crimes.
It’s no wonder people can’t walk past without staring when they see Clelia Murphy and Claudia Carroll together. Whether they are out for a coffee and a chat or wheeling suitcases through the airport en route to their next adventure, it’s a sight Fair City lovers thought they would never see.
revealed more of the cast for “Stories” earlier in the week, including Matt Bomer, Gavin Creel, Sierra McCormick, Ashley Martin Carter, Paris Jackson, Belissa Escobedo, Kaia Gerber, Aaron Tveit, Rhenzy Feliz, Madison Bailey, Kyle Red Silverstein, Amy Grabow (playing Gore), John Carroll Lynch, Naomi Grossman, Dyllon Burnside, Nico Greetham, Charles Melton, Kevin McHale, Danny Trejo (playing Santa), Billie Lourd and Virginia Gardner.The group of 21 actors, including several “AHS” veterans, joined
Rick Laird, whose bass guitar skills graced a number of jazz rock’s most prominent fusion bands in the 1970s, died Sunday at age 80. No cause of death was given, but he recently entered hospice care.
American Horror Stories, Hulu’s American Horror Story spinoff anthology series, will welcome some fresh and returning faces. AHS alums Matt Bomer, Billie Lourd and John Carroll Lynch are set to return to the wicked world of Ryan Murphy’s horror franchise as they round out the cast.
Fans of Fair City will be devastated to hear that the soap won’t have its usual three episodes this week. Instead, only one of the scheduled episodes will air.
EXCLUSIVE: Starlings Entertainment has taken a financial stake in Lord Michael Grade-backed British drama producer StoryFirst as part of a wide-ranging deal that will see the two companies team up on scripted series.
eulogised Laird in a post on his Facebook page yesterday (July 5).“To all who were close to the M.O. you knew that the most dependable person in that band was the bass player.
Despite being cleared of domestic abuse charges against his ex-partner Cristiano during last week’s dramatic court proceedings, Sunday night’s visit to Fair City will show that Will Casey has not got away with his crime Scot-free.
Despite being cleared of domestic abuse charges against his ex-partner Cristiano during last week’s dramatic court proceedings, Sunday night’s visit to Fair City will show that Will Casey has not got away with his crime Scot-free.
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posted currently costs $32,800. In addition, the school will be renamed to the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University.Yale’s graduate drama program — whose alumni include stars like Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Frances McDormand, Sigourney Weaver and Lupita Nyong’o — enrolls about 200 graduate students in acting, directing, playwriting and design at the masters, doctorate and certificate program levels.
Amanda Holden took to her Instagram on Monday to voice a passionate "call to action" regarding Covid-19 isolation rules for school pupils set by the government.MORE: Amanda Holden and Jane Moore wore the same dress and no-one noticedIn the post, the radio DJ and singer could be seen posing for a selfie alongside her two daughters, Hollie, aged nine, and Lexi, 15, while in the caption she urged her followers to write to their local MPs regarding the restrictions."Call to Action, sick of
They are the dramatic courtroom scenes that have had social media hopping this week. Fair City’s trial began and will continue over the next week as the nation waits to see if Will gets what he deserves for his horrendous abuse of Cristiano.