Get Peaceful By Curating Your News Diet

Published: Jan. 24, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'We are inundated with information all day long everywhere we turn! Unfortunately, misinformation spreads like wildfire, especially in times of crisis. Dr. Seema Yasmin is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, Pulitzer finalist, and a CNN medical analyst who advocates for media literacy and slowing the spread of false news. She attended medical school at Cambridge University and worked as a disease detective for the U.S. federal government\\u2019s Epidemic Intelligence Service. She currently teaches storytelling at Stanford University School of Medicine. In her latest book, Dr. Yasmin brings the next generation into the misinformation conversation. \\u201cWhat the Fact? Finding the Truth in All the Noise\\u201d offers teens a how-to guide to build the discernment necessary to tell fact from fiction. We discussed being intentional with spending our time online, thoughtfully consuming information to avoid mental health stress, and more! \\xa0

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