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HOW TO MAKE A CUP OF TEA THE BRITISH WAY

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Summary

A middle-aged man explains the history of pubs. There were two sorts of pubs - the ones where people drank beer and the ones where coaches stopped to change horses and people could eat or sleep. The speaker also lists examples of names of pubs such as the George in memory of King George or the Red Lion. He suggests that there is always a story about each pub.

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Today, I want to talk to you about English pubs or public houses. Originally, there were two sorts of pub. The first was one where, a local man learnt how to brew beer and then people used to come into their house to buy beer and so all they did was sell beer, and people used to gather together to drink it. The other sort was the coaching inn, where the coaches used to stop to rest the horses or to change their horses with stables at the back and these also used to serve food and they had rooms for people to stay. There are many different traditional names for pubs in England. I_ll just name one or two for you so that you can see: there_s the Red Lion or the Golden Lion, the George, which was named after King George, The Carpenters_ Arms, where Carpenters used to meet, the Lion and Fiddle, probably there was a Lion Pub there and somebody used to go and play the fiddle. Then there was the Prince of Wales Pub _ nearly all have a bit of history.

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Summary A middle-aged man explains the history of pubs. There were two sorts of pubs - the ones where people drank beer and the ones where coaches stopped to change horses and people could eat or sleep. The speaker also lists examples of names of pubs such as the George in memory of King George or the Red Lion.

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Innovations scientifiques et responsabilité : Musk vs Zuckerberg (évaluation 2, sujet 0, 2019)

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« Two of the world’s richest and most intelligent men are arguing about the future of artificial intelligence (AI).Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are locked in a very public feud over artificial intelligence.Musk has repeatedly warned about the dangers of AI, describing it as a potentially existential threat to the human race.Zuckerberg has a different take. On Sunday, he took questions live over the internet while barbecuing beef brisket at his backyard in Palo Alto, California. He responded to a question about Elon Musk’s warnings by saying he was tired of the fear-mongering.“With AI especially, I’m really optimistic”, Zuckerberg said during the live broadcast. “I think that people who are naysayers and kind of try to drum up these doomsday scenarios—I just, I don’t understand it. I think it’s really negative and in some ways I actually think it is pretty irresponsible.“Musk shot back on Tuesday morning with a tweet saying, “I’ve talked to Mark about this. His understanding of the subject is limited.” He added that a movie on the subject of AI was “coming soon”, but didn’t provide details about the film or his involvement.Musk ignited a global discussion on the perils of AI in 2014. He predicted that humans might be doomed if we make machines that are smarter than us. He said in a recent interview that his warnings haven’t been heeded. Musk, who’s leading space exploration projects and major tunneling initiatives, is now trying to develop AI that he hopes will have a positive impact on humanity. He’s heading up a startup that intends to build devices to connect the human brain with computers.Zuckerberg is no stranger to AI. He worked last year on developing an artificial intelligence system to help run his life and his home. After about 100 hours of work, he posted a video at the end of 2016 showcasing an AI system called Jarvis, which is voiced by the actor Morgan Freeman.In his broadcast, Zuckerberg said AI could be a force for good because it helps power self-driving cars and diagnose illnesses. “If you’re arguing against AI, then you’re arguing against safer cars that aren’t going to have accidents. And you’re arguing against being able to better diagnose people when they are sick. I just don’t see how, in good conscience, some people can do that. I’m just much more optimistic on it than probably a lot of folks are,” Zuckerberg said.“In the next 5-10 years, AI is going to deliver so many improvements in the quality of our lives,” he added.Musk, who has been warning about intelligent robots causing massive job losses and potentially gaining uncontrollable autonomy, responded to Zuckerberg after a social network user posted the tech billionnaire’s comments.Musk, founder of a space company, says humans have to consider colonising other worlds and even merging with machines to maintain the upper hand over robots that “will be able to do everything better than us”. »

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" Six days into what should be the greatest two months of my life, and it's turned into a nightmare.I don't even know who'll read this. I guess someone will find it eventually. Maybe a hundred years from now.For the record... I didn't die on Sol 6 .

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Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were pictured on the cover of Time magazine's yearly 100 most influential people in the world issue.

The list also includes singers Billie Eilish and Britney Spears and gymnast Simone Biles.

Harry and Meghan left their royal duties last year and moved to California from London. They launched the nonprofit Archewell Foundation and made agreements to produce TV shows.

They are shown on one of seven covers showing the most influential people. The photo shows the Duke and Duchess of Sussex dressed casually.

Chef Jose Andres has partnered with the Archewell Foundation. He runs the nonprofit World Kitchen. He wrote in the publication that it would have been safer for Harry and Meghan to stay silent.

"That's not what Harry and Meghan do or who they are...in a world where everyone has an opinion about people they don't know, the Duke and Duchess have compassion for the people they don't know," Andres wrote.

Time magazine editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said the 100 list names "leaders from around the world working to build a better future." The list includes 54 women and politicians such as U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. It also includes former President Donald Trump.

Britney Spears made the list for the first time. She has struggled to be removed from a court-ordered guardianship agreement, or conservatorship, that controlled her life and business for 13 years.

Reality TV star Paris Hilton wrote the introduction to Spears. "So, we stand by and hear and root for her as she turns pain into purpose, her unwavering spirit stronger than ever," she wrote.

Seven-time Grammy winner Billie Eilish also was shown on one of the covers. She was introduced by rap music star Megan Thee Stallion, who wrote that Eilish stands up for herself and "for women everywhere."

I'm Bryan Lynn.
The Reuters News Agency reported this story. Susan Shand adapted it for Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor.
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Words in This Story

gymnast - n. a person who performs various physical exercises on a mat or on special equipment as part of an athletic competition

casually - adj. done without much thought, effort, or concern

compassion - n. a feeling of wanting to help someone who is sick, hungry, in trouble

unwavering - adj. continuing in a strong and steady way
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Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were pictured on the cover of Time magazine's yearly 100 most influential people in the world issue. The list also includes singers Billie Eilish and Britney Spears and gymnast Simone Biles. Harry and Meghan left their royal duties last year and moved to California from London.

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A private space flight launched by America's SpaceX has carried the first all-civilian crew into orbit.

The four civilian passengers are traveling on SpaceX's fully automated Dragon spacecraft, or capsule. They are on a three-day trip orbiting the Earth. The capsule launched Wednesday on top of one of SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 rockets from Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Cape Canaveral.

The trip, named Inspiration4, marks SpaceX's first flight for private passengers. It is the first time a spacecraft has orbited Earth carrying a fully civilian crew. The capsule has already been in orbit. It was used for SpaceX's second astronaut flight for the U.S. space agency NASA to the International Space Station (ISS).

The spacecraft was expected to reach an altitude of 575 kilometers above Earth. That is higher than the ISS and just above the current position of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

The flight is being led by 38-year-old American businessman Jared Isaacman, who used his own money to pay for the trip. With a lifelong interest in flying, Isaacman has flown fighter jets and started a company to train others to do so. But he is not a professional astronaut.

Isaacman organized the flight as an effort to raise money for one of his favorite causes, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The hospital treats child cancer patients. When announcing the flight in February, he promised the hospital $100 million and aims to raise another $100 million in donations.

Isaacman offered one seat on the spacecraft to Hayley Arceneaux, a former patient at St. Jude. Now 29, Arceneaux was 10 years old when doctors discovered she had bone cancer. The disease led to a medical operation that replaced her thigh bone. She is the first person in space with a prosthesis. Arceneaux said she is happy to represent "those who are not physically perfect."

Arceneaux went on to become a physician's assistant at St. Jude. She will also be the youngest American to travel into space. She takes this honor from the late Sally Ride, who became the first American woman in space in 1983 at age 32.

The flight's other two passengers were chosen through competitions organized by Isaacman.

One of those winners is Sian Proctor, a 51-year-old community college teacher from Phoenix, Arizona. She is also a pilot and was a NASA astronaut finalist candidate about 10 years ago.

The other passenger is 42-year-old Chris Sembroski, a data engineer from Everett, Washington. He is a former U.S. Air Force member who has experience with flying and missile systems. Sembroski was chosen from a group of 72,000 St. Jude donors who took part in a lottery for the seat. The effort raised $113 million.

The four passengers spent months in intense training before the flight. This included altitude exercises, simulator training, experiences with weightlessness and rides in fighter jets.

The crew plans to perform a series of medical experiments during the trip. The members said in a statement they hope the experiments can lead to a better understanding of "human health on Earth and during future spaceflights."

The SpaceX flight follows recent civilian space trips carried out by two other private companies: Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin. Those flights, however, were piloted by professional astronauts. The trips did not enter Earth orbit but passengers were able to experience weightlessness and observe Earth for a few minutes before returning home.

I'm Bryan Lynn.
Bryan Lynn wrote this story for VOA Learning English, based on reports from The Associated Press and Reuters. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and ________________________________________________ visit our Facebook page.
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automated - adj. fully controlled by machines and not people

altitude - n. the height of something above sea level

prosthesis - n. an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot or leg, that replaces a missing part

lottery - n. a contest in which tickets with numbers are sold to people who then have a chance to win a prize if their number is chosen

simulator - n. a piece of equipment designed to represent real conditions for training purposes

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A private space flight launched by America's SpaceX has carried the first all-civilian crew into orbit. The four civilian passengers are traveling on SpaceX's fully automated Dragon spacecraft, or capsule. They are on a three-day trip orbiting the Earth. The capsule launched Wednesday on top of one of SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 rockets from Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Cape Canaveral.

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Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state

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And if this happens, and the removal of the Queen as head of state is placed on a par with, say, the removal of a statue of a slave trader, then that could pose difficult questions for both the British royal family and the Commonwealth.

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And if this happens, and the removal of the Queen as head of state is placed on a par with, say, the removal of a statue of a slave trader, then that could pose difficult questions for both the British royal family and the Commonwealth.

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Today we are at the Newseum in Washington D.C. - where the history of free expression is explained and defended.

The first printing presses arrived in the United States in the mid-1600s, marking an important step in the history of America's free press.

A free press is important in democratic society. It allows citizens to speak freely and criticize the country's leaders without fear. Some journalists have even lost their lives for that right.

But, it can also lead to news that is false. Last year, a fake news story about a Washington pizza restaurant went viral, causing a gunman to open fire at the business.

One of the most common terms we hear today is " fake news." The public and politicians use it to talk about the news reports they do not think are accurate.

While people have paid much attention to the term in recent years, the problem is not new. False news reports have been around since modern journalism started.

Today, information moves around us in many forms, every hour of every day. Even if we do not seek out news on our own, we often receive it anyway, instantly, on our phones.

So how can we manage this mountain of information so that fake news does not mislead us?

We believe this requires news literacy. News literacy is the ability to use critical thinking skills to judge news reports. Are they credible? Can you rely on the reports to be true?

We use real media examples to teach useful skills and methods to recognize journalism over other kinds of information. We examine the differences between facts and what people report in the media as truth.

The course provides tools to identify real and reliable news sources. And, it demonstrates ways to separate news from opinion.

Professors at Stony Brook University in New York created the News Literacy education program. We will share it with you in simple English on VOA Learning English.

The need for news literacy is possibly greater now than ever before. Learning this important skill can give us the power to take full control of our own search for the truth.

Because as we've seen many times before, some news presented as truth can actually turn out to be completely false.
This lesson is based on the News Literacy course at the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University. For more information on how to become a news literate citizen, go to The Center for News Literacy.
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fake - adj. not true or real

accurate - adj. free from mistakes or errors

mislead - v. to cause someone to believe something that is not true

consumers - n. people who buy things

media - n. television, newspapers and other sources of information

reliable -adj. able to be trusted to do what is necessary

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News Literacy Introduction: News Through Time

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Today we are at the Newseum in Washington D.C. - where the history of free expression is explained and defended. The first printing presses arrived in the United States in the mid-1600s, marking an important step in the history of America's free press. A free press is important in democratic society.

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Today anyone with a smartphone or a laptop can spread information and video around the world immediately.

This new-found power can play a vital role in our understanding of events in places that have been cut off from traditional journalism.

As in Syria where the effects of the violent civil war are captured by citizens who are often trapped behind the firing line. In this digital age, it is nearly impossible fo r tyrants to mask their cruelty and anyone can speak about oppression to a global audience.

But digitalization has a dark side. Social media, like Twitter and Facebook, often release information to the public that has not been verified, or long before a legitimate news organization would release it. So, it is possible for erroneous information to spread quickly.

Take the case of Veerender Jubbal. Several European news outlets named the Canadian Sikh as a possible suspect for the November 2015 Paris terror attack. They even published a photo of him wearing asuicide bomber vest.

But Mr. Jubbal was completely innocent. Someone had manipulated a photo on his Facebook page and posted it on social media as a joke. It quickly spread, causing Mr. Jubbal to suffer extreme damage to his reputation and a lot of emotional distress.

This is a dramatic example but think about it. How many times have you fallen for click bait -- those deceptive ads that lure you to click with gossip or untrue information? For example, those ads that imply a famous celebrity has died or suffered a terrible tragedy?

Unlike traditional journalism, social media does not have an obligation to the truth. Its users are its reporters, and they are accountable to no one.

A smart news consumer is always aware of this discrepancy between traditional media and social media.

Exercising news literacy is a skill like any other skill. It requires thoughtful concentration and consideration. A literate news consumer uses the tools we have outlined to evaluate the mounds of information we encounter every minute of every day.
This lesson is based on the News Literacy class at the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University. For more on how to become a news literate citizen, go to The Center for News Literacy.
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tyrant - n. a ruler who has complete power over a country and who is cruel and unfair

cruelty - n. a desire to cause others to suffer : the quality or state of being cruel

legitimate - adj. allowed according to rules or laws

erroneous - adj. not correct

manipulate - v. to deal with or control (someone or something) in a clever and usually unfair or selfish way

reputation - n. the common opinion that people have about someone or something

distress - n. suffering that affects the mind or body

lure - v. to cause or persuade (a person or an animal) to go somewhere or to do something by offering some pleasure or gain

gossip - n. information about the behavior and personal lives of other people

obligation - n. something that you must do because of a law, rule, promise, etc.

discrepancy - n. a difference especially between things that should be the same

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News Literacy Lesson 6: News and Social Media

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Today anyone with a smartphone or a laptop can spread information and video around the world immediately. This new-found power can play a vital role in our understanding of events in places that have been cut off from traditional journalism.

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News Literacy Lesson 5: Quality of News Reports How to identify reliable News report

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In this lesson, we present seven steps to help you judge the quality of news reporting:

Step One: Main Points

Be able to recognize and re-state the main points of the story. An intelligent news consumer asks: What are the facts and how are they presented?

Step Two: Evidence

Examine the evidence. How has the reporter confirmed the evidence? Is there video you can trust? Is there a paper trail -- documents to prove what happened?

Step Three: Sources

Consider the sources of the story. Are they named or not identified in the story?

Step Four: Openness

What is the transparency level -- the level of openness -- in the news organization? Where did they get their information?

Step Five: Knowledge of Subject

Is there something to provide context, such as background information or history? Does the reporter have a command of the subject of the report?

Step Six: The Five "W"s

Are important pieces of information missing? Does the report answer the questions: what happened? Where, when and why did it happen? Who was involved?

Step Seven: Self Examination

Are you open to fairness? As a news consumer, you must know yourself. Do you have opinions or beliefs that could influence your judgment?

Perhaps step seven is the most important of the seven steps. Ask yourself: Are you more likely to believe a story if it confirms your pre-existing beliefs? That is called confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is a sort of blindness that leads news consumers to seek out information they WANT to be true. A smart news consumer seeks out information from multiple sources, weighing the reputation of each source, and comparing their coverage.

Using these seven steps, a reader or listener can decide the quality and truthfulness of news reports.

In our final lesson, we will consider journalistic responsibility in the age of social media.
This lesson is based on the News Literacy class at the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University. For more on how to become a news literate citizen, go to The Center for News Literacy.
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consumer -- n. one who buys or uses a product

transparency - n. the quality that makes it possible to see through something

context - n. the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens

bias - n. a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly

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News Literacy Lesson 5: Quality of News Reports

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In this lesson, we present seven steps to help you judge the quality of news reporting: Step One: Main Points Be able to recognize and re-state the main points of the story. An intelligent news consumer asks: What are the facts and how are they presented? Step Two: Evidence Examine the evidence.

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Media organizations often use words like "balance" and "fairness." They want to say that they are reporting without showing favoritism or making judgments. Balance simply means giving equal time to both sides of an issue, or not giving one side more importance.

For example, let's consider a report about abortion bills winding their way through U.S. legislatures. A balanced report will give equal time to both supporters of abortion and those opposed to the operation. However, journalists must verify the facts put forth by each side. It is not balance to allow both sides to make any statement supporting their case. This can perpetuate fake news and leaves the reader or viewer without solid information.

"Will you just shut up for a minute and let me finish? Pardon me, sir, you don't get to tell me to shut up and national television."

Shouting and arguing does not bring balance to an issue and it certainly isn't journalism.

But journalists must be careful that seeking balance doesn't lead to unfair reporting, or setting up an unfair moral equivalency or balance, between unequal sides in an argument.

Actually, objectivity means reporting the truth, it means getting everybody's truth and reporting it, but never creating a false moral equivalence. Never saying all sides are equal because that's not the truth, false. That's a cop-out, it's a lie.

Journalist Christiane Amanpour is talking about the Bosnian War, where she reported on attacks against Bosnian Muslims. Experts called it a kind of ethnic cleansing. To give equal weight to official denials of the violence she saw would have been wrong.

Fair reporting represents reality, not a simple "he said, she said." False moral equivalency is a failure of journalists to carry out their duties.

A smart news consumer must ask: is this coverage fair to the evidence? And what exactly is evidence? In lesson 5 we will explain how to evaluate news coverage in order to answer these questions.
This lesson is based on the News Literacy class at the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University. For more on how to become a news literate citizen, go to The Center for News Literacy.
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abortion - n. a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus

verify - v. to prove, show, find out, or state that (something) is true or correct

perpetuate - v. to cause (something that should be stopped, such as a mistaken idea or a bad situation) to continue

equivalency - n. a level of that is considered to be on the same level

Ethnic - adj. of or relating to races or large groups of people who have the same customs, religion, origin, etc.

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News Literacy Lesson 4: Balance, Fairness

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Media organizations often use words like "balance" and "fairness." They want to say that they are reporting without showing favoritism or making judgments. Balance simply means giving equal time to both sides of an issue, or not giving one side more importance. For example, let's consider a report about abortion bills winding their way through U.S.

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Let's examine the verification process a little closer. Becoming a literate news consumer requires us to be able to identify legitimate journalism. Legitimate journalism seeks truth. But how do we define that truth?

Truthful reporting comes from using facts that can be confirmed. All the details may not be known. But a news story should include the latest version of events based on verified facts.

Truth is a journey that evolves over time. It is not possible for us to read one newspaper on one day and get a complete picture of world events. We must seek out multiple sources: newspapers, magazines, television and - yes - the internet.

In Iran recently, massive street demonstrations took place throughout the country.

When news organizations reported on these events, the evidence was clear. Images of the protests appeared on television, in newspapers and on the internet. Literate news consumers could be certain the demonstrations took place.

But not all evidence is captured on digital equipment. Sometimes evidence comes in the most unreliable form - memory. It is well known that if a police officer interviews 10 witnesses about a crime, he will receive 10 different versions of events. Yet all were witnesses. A journalist seeking the truth should interview as many witnesses as possible in search of the true story.

One of the most exciting developments in the "smart phone age" is the ability to record events as they happen.

In May of 2017 former North Charleston, South Carolina police officer Michael Slager admitted in court to shooting and killing Walter Scott. But two years earlier, Officer Slager stated that Scott, pulled over for a traffic violation, had grabbed for his gun. Many news organizations reported Slager's version of the incident. But the next day, a video emerged clearly showing that Slager was lying. He shot Scott in the back as he ran away. News organizations quickly corrected and updated their earlier reporting.

Verification is the responsibility of both news organizations and journalists. But a literate news consumer also checks often for updates or for corrections in stories because he realizes that sometimes - even journalists make mistakes.

Next, we will examine balance and fairness.
This lesson is based on the News Literacy class at the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University. For more on how to become a news literate citizen, go to The Center for News Literacy.
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verification - n. to quickly take and hold (someone or something) with your hand or arms

literate - adj. one who can read, write and understand

consumer - n. one who uses or buys things

multiple - adj. many, more than one or two

grab - v. to quickly take and hold (someone or something) with your hand or arms

emerge -v. to become known or apparent

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News Literacy Lesson 3: Establishing the Truth

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Let's examine the verification process a little closer. Becoming a literate news consumer requires us to be able to identify legitimate journalism. Legitimate journalism seeks truth. But how do we define that truth? Truthful reporting comes from using facts that can be confirmed. All the details may not be known.

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News Part 2 Verification, Independence, Accountability

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What is legitimate journalism? It is news that has been verified by an independent organization that is accountable for the information.

Verification, independence and accountability are the characteristics of quality journalism. Let's examine Verification. It's the process of establishing that information is truthful and accurate.

Journalists collect information with the goal of providing the most accurate version of events. They talk to sources, dig through information, and provide accurate documents to back up their stories.

In 2004, the CBS News broadcast 60 Minutes II claimed it had documents critical of the National Guard service of President George W. Bush. But CBS News failed to authenticate the documents and they were, in fact, forgeries. Several journalists, including anchorman Dan Rather, were fired.

Independence. It is a freedom from control or influence, combined with impartiality.

Independence includes objectivity, fairness and balance. But what is fairness? What is balance? And how do we determine that?

Let's take, for example the myth that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the cause of autism. This claim has been completely discredited, yet several Hollywood celebrities continue to endorse it, some backing an anti-vaccine film made by pseudo-scientists. Should journalists reporting on autism give time to the position of the anti-vaccine believers? No. They are not scientists. Their "opinions" cannot be balanced against scientific knowledge and certainty. Both sides are not equal and it is misleading to treat them equally.

Accountability. The process of taking responsibility for the reporting.

News organizations should be clearly identified and journalists' contact information, easily obtainable. But most importantly, any news organization or journalist should be prepared to admit errors when they've been made.

In 2005, the New York Times asked veteran reporter Judith Miller to resign after it became clear her reporting about the Iraq war was wrong. The Times wrote an extraordinary critique of its own editorial process. That is also accountability.

Verification, Independence and Accountability. These are the three main elements of journalism and what distinguishes it from other kinds of information.

In our next lesson, we will look more closely at verification.
This lesson is based on the News Literacy class at the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University. For more on how to become a news literate citizen, go to The Center for News Literacy.
Words in This Story

legitimate - adj. real truthful

accountable - adj. take responsibility for

characteristic - n. a feature of something

accurate - adj. truthful, correct

forgeries - n. something that is created to falsely look real

Impartiality - n. without any interest, seeing both sides equally

myth - n. In our next lesson, we will look more closely at verification.

autism - n. a condition or disorder that begins in childhood and that causes problems in forming relationships and in communicating with other people

mislead - v. to purposely give a false idea to someone

error - n. a mistake, something incorrect

critique - n. a careful judgment about something's quality

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What is legitimate journalism? It is news that has been verified by an independent organization that is accountable for the information. Verification, independence and accountability are the characteristics of quality journalism. Let's examine Verification. It's the process of establishing that information is truthful and accurate.

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News Literacy Lesson 1: Real News vs. Fake News

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The writing style is the manner of expressing thought in language characteristic of an individual, period, school, or nation... Learn how to write a letter in formal and informal ways.

How to Write A Letter in English

A letter is a written message sent from one person to another through a medium such as email, snail mail, or facsimile. Letter writing is an important communication skill in both personal and professional settings.

There are different types of letters, including informal letters to friends and family and formal letters used in business and academic settings. Understanding the differences between informal and formal letters and the appropriate tone, language, and format to use is essential for effective letter writing.

Informal Letter

Write your full name and address even if it is an informal letter.

Divide your letter into small paragraphs.

Keep your writing simple.

Make a good choice of words especially if you are writing an apology letter or a letter to express your condolences in case of a death.

Most people close the letter with phrases like 'Yours affectionately/With love/All the best/Take care' etc.

Formal Letter

Let us understand a few ground rules while writing formal letters:

You need to write your full name, address, and date before you begin the letter

Address the person you are writing the letter to with the correct name and designation.

It is always advisable to start the letter with 'Respected Sir/Madam' or 'Dear Sir/Madam' and then mention the name and the address.

Before beginning to write the letter you must state the purpose of the letter in one line titled 'Subject'.

Your letter should be very crisp giving out only the information which is required.

Informal Letter Writing

Informal letters, also known as personal letters, are written to friends, family, or acquaintances. The tone of informal letters is personal and friendly, and the language used is less formal than in formal letters.

Characteristics of Informal Letters

Personal, friendly tone

Use of first name or nickname

Contractions and informal vocabulary

Less formal grammar and sentence structure

May include personal anecdotes and emotional language

Tips for Writing Informal Letters

Start with a friendly greeting, such as "Dear [Name],"

Use a personal and conversational tone

Avoid formal language and technical terms

Use contractions, such as "can't" instead of "cannot"

Share personal news and feelings

End with a friendly closing, such as "Take care," or "Love," followed by your signature and name.

In informal letters, it's important to be yourself and write in a way that reflects your relationship with the recipient.

Differences between Informal and Formal Letters

Main differences: tone, language, and structure

The layout of informal and formal letters

The layout of informal and formal letters can also vary. Here are some of the key differences in layout between the two types of letters:

Informal Letters:

Greeting: Start with a personal greeting, such as "Dear [Name],"

Body: May have a less structured format, with paragraphs or bullet points

Signature: End with a friendly closing, such as "Take care," or "Love," followed by your signature and name.

Formal Letters:

Heading: Includes your address, the date, and the recipient's address

Greeting: Start with a formal greeting, such as "Dear Sir/Madam," or "To Whom it May Concern,"

Body: Follows a clear structure, including an introduction, main body, and conclusion

Signature: End with a formal closing, such as "Yours sincerely," or "Sincerely," followed by your signature and typed name.

It's important to follow the appropriate format for your letter, as it helps to ensure that your message is clear, concise, and professional.

How to Start and End a Letter

Starting and ending a letter appropriately is important, as it sets the tone for the rest of the letter and leaves a lasting impression on the recipient.

Starting a Letter

Informal letter: Start with a personal greeting, such as "Dear [Name],"

Formal letter: Start with a formal greeting, such as "Dear Sir/Madam," or "To Whom it May Concern,"

Informal letter: End with a friendly closing, such as "Take care," or "Love," followed by your signature and name.

Formal letter: End with a formal closing, such as "Yours sincerely," or "Sincerely," followed by your signature and typed name.

In both informal and formal letters, make sure to include your signature, as it gives your letter a personal touch and provides proof of your authorship.

Common Mistakes to Avoid When Writing a Letter

When writing a letter, it's important to avoid common mistakes that can detract from the professionalism and clarity of your message. Here are some of the most common mistakes to avoid:

1. Incorrect format: Make sure to follow the appropriate format for your letter, whether it's informal or formal.

2. Spelling and grammar errors: Check your letter for spelling and grammar errors, as these can make you appear unprofessional.

3. Unclear message: Make sure your message is clear and concise. Avoid using overly complex language or lengthy explanations.

4. Unprofessional tone: Avoid using emotional language or making personal attacks. In formal letters, make sure to use a professional tone.

5. Improperly addressing the recipient: Make sure to use the correct title and surname for the recipient, and avoid using overly familiar language unless it's appropriate for the relationship.

6. Omitting important information: Make sure to include all relevant information, such as addresses, dates, and reference numbers, in your letter.

7. Not proofreading: Always proofread your letter before sending it to catch any mistakes or typos.

By avoiding these common mistakes, you can ensure that your letter is professional, clear, and effective in communicating your message.

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As her flock munches audibly, she casts an envious glance at the neighbouring white-owned ranch, where guests are arriving by light aeroplane for a wedding party.

"They are giving us big problems," Ms Kinyanga says of her neighbours. "They have grass. We need the land. It belongs to us, but if somebody goes grazing there, they get put in jail."

Driven from their land at gunpoint in 1911, Masai tribes in Kenya's Laikipia district are demanding the return of their ancestral territory. Their campaign pits them against a handful of white farmers whose families created vast ranches on the land after the expulsion of the tribes.

But the farmers accuse the Masai of destructive overgrazing of the land, and fear that attempts to reclaim the territory will spell doom for its wildlife and ruin a lucrative tourist trade.

The Masai campaign is based on a belief that a treaty signed with the British colonial government in 1904 gave the colonial power a 100-year lease on their ancestral lands, which expires this month.

"Everyone is aware of the impending land issue," says Michael Dyer, whose family owns the 13,000-hectare Borana ranch. "We had nothing to do with the ancestral land being taken away. We do recognise there is an issue [but] we are concerned about the ecological preservation of a very valuable resource."

The vast Laikipia plateau stretches across more than 800,000 hectares of mountain, savannah and forest from Mount Kenya in the east to the Rift valley in the west. Local wildlife experts say it is home to more endangered wildlife than anywhere else in Kenya, including more than half the country's rhino population and 80% of the world's population of Grevy's zebra. In recent years, prompted by falling beef prices, the white ranchers have shifted from farming to ecotourism for the ultra-rich: prices at some lodges top $500 a night.

"It does not matter to me who owns the land," Mr Dyer says of the Masai claim. "It is more important what happens to it. Sections of the land are vastly overgrazed."

There is a stark and visible contrast between the regions of Laikipia, where the Masai are free to wander, and the commercial ranches. The hills where Mary Kinyanga's goats graze are bare and brown, the grass is baked a bright yellow in the dry season, and there is little sign of wildlife.

The white ranches are lusher, and vast herds of elephants, giraffe and antelope roam behind electric fences.

But an expert on the resettlements argues that the Masai were forced into overgrazing by British colonial policies that took away their best land.

"Of course they overgrazed," says Lotte Hughes, an east African historian at St Antony's College, Oxford. "They were confined to reserves, banned from leaving them, and banned from selling their surplus cattle because the British were obsessed by the idea of 'disease-infested' native cattle alongside exotic, imported stock."

Dr Hughes criticises the wildlife preservation argument as the "Fortress Conservation model".

"People don't seem to realise that the landscape is shaped by people and their domestic herds," she says. "For centuries there was no problem."

The campaign to win the return of Laikipia was launched last month by Osiligi, the community group that was instrumental in the Masai's successful campaign for compensation from the Ministry of Defence for alleged injuries from British army ordnance.

In September 2002 a group of Masai and Samburu tribesmen received a £4.5m ($8.2m) settlement for injuries and deaths blamed on munitions left over from British soldiers' training exercises. That payment, and a further £500,000 ($900,000) settlement in February this year, has encouraged the belief that the Masai can win further compensation.

At a press conference staged with theatrical flair, the community group gathered 18 Masai elders, who dressed in their traditional scarlet robes and chanted a battle song adapted to their new theme.

"God, give us back our land," a wizened Masai chief crooned, while the men who sat around him in a semi-circle cried their assent with a deep-throated "heh". "May the world listen to us," the chief chanted.

James Legei, manager of Osiligi, says: "The movement of the Masai from Laikipia marked the end of us conducting our [religious] ceremonies, because there are sacred sites that are now within electric fences.

"We hope that by August 15 our land will get back to us, and we can go to visit the graves of our great fathers."

The belief that there is a 100-year lease expiring in August 2004 is the Masai equivalent of an urban myth, however. The 1904 agreement cleared the tribe from prime land to make way for white settlers. Their territory was reduced by two-thirds, but they were permitted to stay in Laikipia. But rather than a lease, the treaty promised the Laikipia plateau to the Masai in perpetuity.

That promise was broken between 1911 and 1913 when the Masai were forced to move from Laikipia to distant reserves.

Dr Hughes says: "I have every sympathy with the Masai. Their sense of betrayal at the hands of the colonial British government is justified and rooted in strong historical evidence that I have spent several years researching.

"But I must point out - with the greatest respect to my Masai friends - that some of the claims [they are making] are factually incorrect. [The 1904 agreement] was not a lease."

The descendants of the white settlers are conscious of the need to contribute to the wellbeing of the people the British dispossessed. Even in the colonial era some Masai returned to work for the British and built close ties with white landowners.

Some ranches in the district are now "community-owned" - run by Masai as farms and tourist lodges with the aid of their white neighbours.

Profits from the big ranches have been spent on mobile clinics and schools for the Masai, and the white farmers employ many Masai as park rangers, drivers and domestic staff.

Both the white residents and some Masai fear that the land claims will lead to violence, which will scare away the tourists and ruin livelihoods. David Masere, community liaison officer for the Laikipia Wildlife Forum, says: "It is a fact that this land was taken from the Masai. But if force is used, then we are going to have conflict and we are going to lose a lot."

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As her flock munches audibly, she casts an envious glance at the neighbouring white-owned ranch, where guests are arriving by light aeroplane for a wedding party. "They are giving us big problems," Ms Kinyanga says of her neighbours. "They have grass. We need the land.

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* exchanges : les échanges

* inequalities : les inégalités

* developed countries : les pays développés

* developing countries : les pays en voie de développement

* unemployment : le chômage

* the world /global economy : l'économie mondiale

* cultural identity : l'identité culturelle

* citizenship : la citoyenneté

Ex. : Unemployment in Britain has dropped to its lowest rate in a decade.
Le chômage en Grande-Bretagne est tombé à son taux le plus bas depuis une décennie.
Ex. : Applying for British citizenship is not easy.
Faire une demande de citoyenneté britannique n'est pas facile.

* borders : les frontières

* migrants : les migrants

* refugees : les réfugiés

Ex. : The issue of migration has divided Australia in the last few years.
La question de la migration divise l'Australie depuis quelques années.
Ex. : More than 1,000 asylum seekers are in Australia's refugee camps.
Plus de 1000 demandeurs d'asile se trouvent dans des camps de réfugiés australiens.
Ex. : Smugglers ferry men, women and children to Australia in rickety boats.
Les trafiquants transportent des hommes, des femmes et des enfants en Australie dans des embarcations fragiles.
Ex. : Australia has cut its annual immigration intake in the past few years.
L'Australie a réduit son contingent annuel d'immigrés au cours des dernières années.

* culture shock : le choc culturel

* change of scene : le dépaysement

* language barrier : la barrière linguistique

* lack of cultural understanding : l'incompréhension culturelle

* a foreigner : un étranger

* a foreign country : un pays étranger

* to go abroad : aller à l'étranger

* upward mobility : l'ascension sociale

* social downgrading : déclassement social

* social classes : les classes sociales

* middle classes : les classes moyennes

* working class : la classe ouvrière

* a low-paid job : un emploi faiblement rémunéré

* charities : les associations caritatives

* cost of living : le coût de la vie

* living standard : le niveau de vie

Ex. : In the US, women are more likely to live in poverty than men.
Aux Etats-Unis, les femmes sont plus susceptibles de connaître la pauvreté que les hommes.
Ex. : Poverty rates are highest in the West and South of the US.
Les taux de pauvreté les plus élevés sont à l'ouest et au sud des Etats-Unis.
Ex. : Charities play a critical role in American society.
Les associations caritatives ont un rôle crucial dans la société américaine.
Ex. : Many immigrants are trapped in low-paid jobs.
De nombreux immigrés sont pris au piège d'emplois faiblement rémunérés.

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Several hundred people, dressed in blue T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan 'We The Free', cheered wildly as Donald Trump spoke at a White House event on Saturday.

What surprised some commentators, as much as the lack of social distancing, was how much of the audience was people from the black or Latino communities.

But the crowd made up heavily of minorities was no accident.

Their attendance had been organised by a group whose leaders pride themselves in their support of Mr Trump and his views - which, rather confusingly for Britons, calls itself the Blexit Foundation.
The White House event
Organisers of the event on the South Lawn claimed more than 2,000 people from minority groups took part.

Video footage showed a large crowd walking through the US capital carrying banners with phrases like "Back the Blue" and "Police Lives Matter", as others held a largely monochrome version of the Stars and Stripes.

Many in the front rows of the march were black - and also wore the now familiar red caps sporting Mr Trump's election rally cry "Make America Great Again".

Earlier, many in the group heard the president speak at the White House, where people from other backgrounds were represented.

It formed the basis of a Twitter Trump campaign video, in which he advocated his "platinum plan" to bring "prosperity... to the black community and... Hispanic community"

But the event provoked controversy, with claims that several in the crowd had their travel to the event and accommodation in the city paid for.
BLEXIT
Behind Blexit is a conservative commentator and author called Candace Owens, who has spent several years campaigning for what she calls a black exit, or 'blexit', from the Democratic Party and what she says is "permanent victimhood".

The origin of the phrase is unclear but Nigel Farage describes her as a friend, offering her congratulations for the event on Saturday.

In her book Blackout, the 31-year-old, who has spoken at far-right rallies in France, describes the "many ways that Democrat Party policies hurt, rather than help, the African-American community".

She claims the Democratic Party has a long history of racism and that automatic allegiance is both "illogical and unearned", adding what often holds back people in urban, Democratic-run cities, is rising crime.

Ms Owens admitted that some in the crowd at the White House event had indeed received "financial help", but said the "small group" had asked for it so they could make the event. She added that "mocking people... struggling financially is the weirdest, most elitist Democratic flex".
The campaign
The Blexit Foundation doesn't outwardly market itself as a pro-Trump organisation.

Its website, in laying out the group's "vision", says that it wants a "better future for minority communities", through a series of educational, justice and economic reforms, and seeks to "change the narrative that surrounds America's minority communities - with a particular focus on African-Americans".

It says it promotes its ideals by providing commentary, producing merchandise and hosting events.

But Ms Owens has been explicit in her support for Mr Trump, tweeting on Friday that she was "Ignoring all press inquiries. Big day tomorrow... #BLEXIT @BLEXIT @realDonaldTrump".

The following day, after the event, she said on Twitter: "Black and Latino Americans do not support the Marxist, anti-police rhetoric that has become fashionable in the media. Today, thousands of us have descended on Washington D.C to #BackTheBlue. Minorities do not belong to the left."

While Ms Owens has 2.6 million Twitter followers, the @BLEXIT account has only users 54,300 following it. How powerful it is as a genuine movement remains to be seen, with chapters in just 19 states.
Why now?
The group has to be seen as part of an increasingly bitter culture war said to be raging in the US, which has intensified after the Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests over the summer.

Some have been concerned by the level of violence at the BLM protests, which has, on occasion, hit businesses in black-majority areas.

The Democratic Party, which has largely supported the peaceful protests, is sometimes seen as allying itself with those who criticise the police.

Meanwhile, Trump supporters have mislabelled Joe Biden, who has said there is "no place for violence", as someone who has been sitting "idly by, refusing to condemn... chaos".

Some in the black community, NBC News has reported, have also become disillusioned with successive presidents failing to deliver on policy promises intended to improve their lives.
Any others?
The Blexit Foundation's co-founder, alongside Ms Owens, is fellow conservative and former police officer Brandon Tatum, who runs a blog site which aims to "defeat Big Tech billionaires, Censorship and Fake News".

In the aftermath of the event on Saturday, Mr Trump retweeted a series of posts from black Republican Congress candidates seeking support and black media commentators using the hashtag #blackvoicesfortrump.

Meanwhile, at the same time as Mr Trump was speaking at the White House, the vice president Mike Pence was taking part in a 'Latinos for Trump' event in Florida.
Will it matter?
In appointing Kamala Harris as his running mate, Joe Biden hopes he will have won over black voters to support him.

But, civil rights lawyer Ben Crump recently told the Politico website that black and Latino men, rather than women, still need to be convinced the Democratic candidate represents their interests.

Polling experts 538 reported in late September that one poll had found 83% of black voters favoured Mr Biden, with just 10% favouring Mr Trump, but the gap is closer among men.

And younger black voters were found to have been more sceptical of Mr Biden, with nearly 40% of black 30 to 44-year-olds either backing Mr Trump or undecided.

If COVID-19 keeps people away from the polls, how much those younger age groups could tip the difference is yet to become clear.

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Several hundred people, dressed in blue T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan 'We The Free', cheered wildly as Donald Trump spoke at a White House event on Saturday. What surprised some commentators, as much as the lack of social distancing, was how much of the audience was people from the black or Latino communities.

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Attendees were told they "must" wear a BLEXIT shirt, according to emails.

Some guests for Saturday's White House event on the South Lawn, which will be President Donald Trump's first since testing positive for the coronavirus, had their travel and lodging paid for by controversial conservative activist Candace Owens' group BLEXIT, according to emails obtained by ABC News.

Supporters, who are also scheduled to attend a separate BLEXIT event earlier in the day, were invited to attend a "HUGE outdoor rally" by the group and asked to fill out a form that notified them that BLEXIT, a campaign urging Black Americans to leave the Democratic Party, will be covering travel costs.

Guests were later informed they would be receiving an invitation from the White House to attend an event with Trump.

In an email from Owens, obtained by ABC News, attendees were told "EVERYONE MUST BRING A MASK TO BE ALLOWED ENTRY ONTO THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS." and that "absolutely no exceptions" will be made.

Still, wearing a face mask will not be required. Attendees will have to submit to a COVID-19 screening the morning of the event, which will consist of a temperature check and a brief questionnaire.

Guests will first attend a "BLEXIT Back the Blue event" on the Ellipse between the White House and the Washington Monument before heading over to the South Lawn for the president's remarks, according to a schedule obtained by ABC News.

When reached for comment, Owens told ABC News, "We are not interested in participating in your obvious media angle here to slander/attack the President regarding Covid-19." She added that Saturday's event "is about supporting law enforcement in minority communities." It is not immediately clear how many of those set to attend the event had their travel costs covered.

White House spokesman Judd Deere told ABC News the White House "is not involved in covering any cost."

Following Trump's remarks, the BLEXIT group is also planning a demonstration at Black Lives Matter Plaza showing "support for law enforcement," according to the schedule.

The White House plans to host an event on Saturday featuring Trump with hundreds of supporters and guests from Owens' group on the South Lawn discussing "law and order," ABC News previously reported.

"All attendees must bring a mask with them and will be instructed to wear it on the White House Complex. All attendees must submit to a COVID-19 screening tomorrow morning. This will consist of a temperature check and a brief questionnaire. The health and safety of all attendees is our priority and following CDC guidelines is strongly encouraged," a source with knowledge of the group's planning told ABC News.

Trump will deliver "remarks to peaceful protesters for law and order," according to an invite obtained by ABC News and confirmed by two White House sources familiar with the planning. The move underscores an effort to deliver the president a packed crowd of supporters for the event as he struggles with support among Black voters. Joe Biden led Trump, 88% to 9%, among Black registered voters, according to a Sept. 26 ABC/Washington Post poll.

Owens, who founded BLEXIT in 2018, told ABC News it is an organization "with the purpose of educating minorities about conservative principles (free markets, entrepreneurship, capitalism, etc) -- concepts and theories that can truly transform and uplift our communities."

"We stand in unapologetic, stark contrast to leftist ideologies that have destroyed our communities for decades," Owens said.

In an Instagram post last week, Owens promoted what she called an upcoming "anti-Black Lives Matter event," and urged followers to submit to attend in person. "We are giving away a limited amount of travel stipends to those that really them," she said in the post.

"Our president doesn't want us to be fearful or scared," one person planning to attend Saturday's events told ABC News. "Look how he came out of it. He popped right back. We have got to stop being afraid of this."

"We got to take this mask off, we have to unmask America," the person added.

Attendees for Saturday's event were also told, "EVERYONE MUST WEAR A BLEXIT T-SHIRT (Which will be given to you ahead of the event) -- no exceptions."

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Candace Amber Owens Farmer ( Owens; born April 29, 1989) is an American conservative author, commentator, and political activist. Initially critical of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, Owens has become known for her increasingly pro-Trump activism as a black woman, in addition to her criticism of Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Party. She worked for the conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA between 2017 and 2019 as its communications director.

Early life and education

With her siblings, Owens was raised in Stamford, Connecticut, by her grandparents from around the age of 11 or 12, after her parents divorced. She was the third of four children. She said her paternal grandfather Robert Owens, a Black American, was born in North Carolina. Owens is also of Caribbean American heritage through her grandmother who is originally from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. She is a graduate of Stamford High School.

In 2007, while a 17-year-old senior in high school, Owens said she received three racist death threat voicemail messages, totaling two minutes, that were traced to a car in which the 14-year-old son of then-Mayor, and future governor, Dannel Malloy was present. Joshua Starr, the city's superintendent of schools, listened to the voicemail messages and said that they were "horrendous". Owens' family sued the Stamford Board of Education in federal court, alleging that the city did not protect her rights, resulting in a $37,500 settlement in January 2008. She has a TED talk on the subject.

Owens pursued an undergraduate degree in journalism at the University of Rhode Island. She left after her junior year because of an issue with her student loan.

Afterwards, she worked as an intern for Vogue magazine in New York. In 2012, Owens took a job as an administrative assistant for a private equity firm in Manhattan, New York, later moving up to become its vice president of administration.

Early career

Degree180 and anti-conservative blog

In 2015, Owens was CEO of Degree180, a marketing agency that offered consultation, production, and planning services. The website included a blog which frequently posted anti-conservative and anti-Trump content, including mockery of his penis size. In a 2015 column that Owens wrote for the site, she criticized conservative Republicans, writing about the "bat-shit-crazy antics of the Republican Tea Party," adding, "The good news is, they will eventually die off (peacefully in their sleep, we hope), and then we can get right on with the OBVIOUS social change that needs to happen, IMMEDIATELY."

Privacy violation, Gamergate, and political transformation

Owens launched SocialAutopsy.com in 2016, a website she said would expose bullies on the Internet by tracking their digital footprint. The site would have solicited users to take screenshots of offensive posts and send them to the website, where they would be categorized by the user's name. She used crowdfunding on Kickstarter for the website.

The proposal was immediately controversial, drawing criticism that Owens was de-anonymizing ( doxing) Internet users and violating their privacy. According to The Daily Dot, "People from all sides of the anti-harassment debate were quick to criticize the database, calling it a public shaming list that would encourage doxing and retaliatory harassment." Both conservatives and progressives involved in the Gamergate controversy condemned the website.

In response, people began posting Owens' private details online. Owens blamed, with scant evidence, the doxing on progressives involved in the Gamergate controversy. After this, she earned the support of conservatives involved in the Gamergate controversy, including right-wing political commentators and Trump supporters Milo Yiannopoulos and Mike Cernovich. After this, Owens became a conservative, saying in 2017, "I became a conservative overnight ... I realized that liberals were actually the racists. Liberals were actually the trolls ... Social Autopsy is why I'm conservative".

Kickstarter suspended funding for Social Autopsy, and the website was never created.

Conservative activism

By 2017, Owens had become known in conservative circles for her pro-Trump commentary, and for criticizing liberal rhetoric regarding structural racism, systemic inequality, and identity politics. In 2017, she began posting politically themed videos to YouTube. In September 2017, she launched Red Pill Black, a website and YouTube channel that promotes black conservatism in the United States.

On November 21, 2017, at the MAGA Rally and Expo in Rockford, Illinois, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk announced that Owens had been hired as the organization's director of urban engagement. Turning Point's hiring of Owens occurred in the wake of allegations of racism at Turning Point. In May 2019, Owens announced her departure as Communications Director for the organization.

In April 2018, Kanye West tweeted "I love the way Candace Owens thinks." The tweet was met with derision among some of West's fans. In May 2018, President Donald Trump said that Owens "is having a big impact on politics in our country. She represents an ever-expanding group of very smart 'thinkers,' and it is wonderful to watch and hear the dialogue going on... so good for our Country!" She registered as Republican in 2018, after the hearings following Brett Kavanaugh's nomination as a Supreme Court judge. She objected to what she termed the "social lynching" of Kavanaugh, on the grounds that to "believe women" was the reason "our ancestors got lynched," she told a journalist from Philadelphia magazine. "No evidence, but believe all women".

Owens has appeared on fringe conspiracy websites, such as InfoWars. In 2018, she was a guest host on Fox News. and began to distance herself from the far-right conspiracy websites, although she refused to criticize InfoWars or its hosts.

In May 2018, Owens suggested that "something bio-chemically happens" to women who do not marry or have children, and she linked to the Twitter handles of Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler, and Kathy Griffin, saying that they were "evidentiary support" of this theory. Silverman responded: "It seems to me that by tweeting this, you would like to maybe make us feel badly. I'd say this is evidenced by ur effort to use our twitter handles so we would see. My heart breaks for you, Candy. I hope you find happiness in whatever form that takes." Owens responded, accusing Silverman of supporting terrorists and crime gangs.

Owens hosts The Candace Owens Show on PragerU's YouTube channel.

In April 2020, Owens announced her intention to either run for office in the U.S. Senate or to be a governor, and that she would only run against an incumbent Democrat, not a Republican. She did not reveal which specific office she would run for, or in which election cycle.

Blexit movement

In late 2018, Owens launched the Blexit movement, a social media campaign to encourage African Americans (plus Latinos and other minorities) to abandon the Democratic Party and register as Republicans. At the time, 8% of African Americans identified as Republicans. The term Blexit-a portmanteau of ' Black' and 'exit'-mimics Brexit, the word used to describe the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. At the launch in October 2018, Owens said that her "dear friend and fellow superhero Kanye West" designed merchandise for the movement, but the following day, West denied being the designer and disavowed the effort, saying "I never wanted any association with Blexit" and "I've been used to spread messages I don't believe in"; however, after an apology West is still putting his support behind Owens.

Political views

Owens said she had no interest in politics whatsoever before 2015, but previously identified as liberal. In 2017, she began describing herself as a conservative Trump supporter. Owens has since characterized Trump as the "savior" of Western civilization. She has argued that Trump has neither engaged in rhetoric that is harmful to African Americans, nor proposed policies that would harm African Americans. She said in October 2018 that she had never voted and had only recently become a registered Republican.

The Guardian has described Owens as "ultra-conservative", and magazine and the Columbia Journalism Review have described her as "right-wing". The Daily Beast has called her views "far-right" and the Pacific Standard called her a member of the " alt-right", although she has rejected both terms. She was influenced by the works of Ann Coulter, Milo Yiannopoulos, Ben Carson, and Thomas Sowell.

Owens has said: "The left hates America, and Trump loves it." She has said that the left is "destroying everything through this cultural Marxist ideology."

Race relations

Owens is known for her criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement and has described Black Lives Matter protesters as "a bunch of whiny toddlers, pretending to be oppressed for attention". Owens has argued that African Americans have a " victim mentality", often referring to the Democratic Party as a " plantation". She has argued that the American left "like black people to be government-dependent" and that black people have been brainwashed to vote for Democrats. She has argued that police violence against black people is not about racism, and referred to police killings of black people as a trivial matter to African Americans. She has characterized abortion as a tool for the "extermination" of black babies.

She has said, "Black Americans are doing worse off economically today than we were doing in the 1950s under Jim Crow", adding that this is because "we've only been voting for one party since then." She has attributed economic improvements for African Americans, such as a low unemployment rate, to Trump's presidency.

When asked if it was problematic that white supremacist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, support Trump, Owens answered that " Antifa" was more prevalent than the KKK. Owens has said that the media cover the KKK during Trump's presidency to hurt him. In a 2019 hearing on hate crimes, Owens referred to the KKK as a "Democrat terrorist organization". After the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Owens said that concern over rising white nationalism was "stupid". In 2018, Owens dismissed reports of a resurgence in hate crimes, saying "All of the violence this year primarily happened because of people on the left." On Facebook, Owens wrote "I proudly self-identify as an Uncle Tom".

During her April 2019 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on the rise of hate crimes and white supremacists in the United States, Owens made the claim that the Southern strategy employed by the Republican Party to boost its appeal to racist voters was a "myth" that "never happened". This was disputed by several historians who said that the existence of the Southern strategy was well documented in contemporaneous sources dating back to the Civil Rights era, with historian Kevin M. Kruse, who writes about modern conservatism, calling Owens's statement "utter nonsense".

In June 2019, Owens said that African Americans had it better in the first 100 years after the abolition of slavery than they have since and that "socialism" was at fault.

Women's rights

Owens opposes abortion. She has called abortion a tool for the "extermination of black babies".

Owens is critical of feminism. Owens described the #MeToo movement, an international movement against sexual harassment and assault, as "stupid" and said that she "hated" it. Owens wrote that the movement was premised on the idea that "women are stupid, weak & inconsequential".

LGBT rights

Owens supports same-sex marriage. On July 28, 2017, Owens came out in favor of banning transgender individuals who are undergoing sex reassignment surgery from serving in the United States military, but said that she did not oppose fully transitioned transgender individuals serving in the military.

Owens opposes welfare programs, saying that they are a Democratic-party tool to keep black Americans dependent upon the government.

Owens is a registered member of the National Rifle Association (NRA). She has made the false claim that the NRA was founded as a civil rights organization that trained African Americans to arm themselves. To the contrary, PolitiFact has shown that the NRA was founded by Union Civil War veterans to improve soldiers' marksmanship.

Muslim immigration

In 2018, Owens warned that "Europe will fall and become a Muslim majority continent by 2050. There has never been a Muslim majority country where sharia law was not implemented." She suggested that the United States would then be "forced to save" the British. Illegal immigrants brought to the United States should be deported at once, according to Owens.

Controversies

Dispute with family of Mollie Tibbetts

In August 2018, Owens had a dispute with a Sam Lucas, cousin of Mollie Tibbetts, who had been murdered by Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a 24-year-old Mexican illegal immigrant. Tibbetts' cousin said that Owens had exploited Tibbetts' death for "political propaganda". Owens responded by describing Lucas' criticism as a "strange" attack on Trump supporters. Later that month, the University of Iowa chapter of Turning Point USA criticized Owens for "public harassment" towards a member of Tibbetts' family.

In October 2018, during the mail bombing attempts targeting prominent Democrats, Owens took to Twitter to promote the conspiracy theory that the mailings were sent by leftists. After authorities on October 26 arrested a 56-year-old suspect who was a registered Republican and Trump supporter, Owens deleted her tweet without explanation.

At the launch of the British offshoot Turning Point UK in December 2018, Owens made comments about Adolf Hitler. She was responding to an audience member who asked for a "long-term prognosis" about the terms " globalism" and " nationalism", Owens said:

I actually don't have any problems at all with the word "nationalism". I think that the definition gets poisoned by elitists that actually want globalism. Globalism is what I don't want. Whenever we say "nationalism" the first thing people think about, at least in America, is Hitler. You know, [Hitler] was a national socialist, but if Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well, okay, fine. The problem is that he wanted-he had dreams outside of Germany. He wanted to globalize. He wanted everybody to be German, everybody to be speaking German. Everybody to look a different way. That's not, to me, that's not nationalism.

Following heavy criticism for her comments, Owens clarified them on Twitter and in a Judiciary Committee hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives in February 2019. Owens said that "[Hitler] was a homicidal, psychopathic, maniac that killed his own people" and "[Hitler was not a Nationalist, he] murdered his own people, a nationalist would not kill their own people". She said that the point of her comments was to say that there is "no excuse or defense ever for... everything that [Hitler] did". She also said that her comments were about Hitler's crimes against Jews.

Owens' comments about Hitler were played in April 2019 by Representative Ted Lieu during testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee about the issue of increasing hate crimes and white supremacy in America. Lieu said that he did not know Owens and was just going to let her own words characterize her, before playing the audio clip. Owens responded that Lieu had deliberately omitted an interviewer's question that provided critical context to her words, with the intent of misrepresenting them as an endorsement of Hitler, to smear her reputation.

Donald Trump Jr. praised Owens on Twitter for "call(ing) out the Dems on their purposeful manipulation of facts for their narrative".

Mention in Christchurch shooter's manifesto

The perpetrator of the Christchurch mosque shootings produced a manifesto in which he wrote that Owens had "influenced him above all". According to journalist Robert Evans, it was "possible, even likely" that the shooter was a fan of Owens, considering her rhetoric against Muslim immigrants, but in context the terrorist's references to her may have been an example of " shitposting" intended to provoke political conflict. For instance, the line "Though I will have to disavow some of [Owens'] beliefs, the extreme actions she calls for are too much, even for my tastes" was assessed by as trolling.

Hours after the shootings, Owens posted a tweet in reaction to allegations that she inspired the mass murder, saying that she never created any content espousing her views on the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution or Islam. However, her tweet was criticized as "glib" when it was reported that she actually had posted tweets about the 2nd Amendment and Islam. She later made formal statements rejecting any connection to the shooter.

George Floyd protests

In June 2020, she falsely claimed that George Soros paid people to protest the killing of George Floyd. Shortly afterwards, she argued that George Floyd "was not a good person. I don't care who wants to spin that." She said, "The fact that he has been held up as a martyr sickens me." President Trump retweeted Owens's remarks about Floyd. In a Facebook video that garnered nearly 100 million views, Owens called Floyd a "horrible human being", citing his criminal record, and called racial biases among police a "fake narrative."

Coronavirus pandemic

During the coronavirus pandemic, Owens frequently downplayed the seriousness of the pandemic. In February 2020, after the first Americans died in the coronavirus pandemic, she sarcastically tweeted "Now we're all going to die from Coronavirus." In late March she argued that the United States was suffering from a "doomsday cult" of liberal paranoia. In April, she claimed that COVID-19 deaths were overcounted; health experts argued that it was more likely that COVID-19 deaths were undercounted.

Regarding a coronavirus vaccine, she said "under no circumstances will I be getting any #coronavirus vaccine that becomes available. Ever. No matter what." She referred to Bill Gates as a "vaccine-criminal", and said that he and the WHO used "African & Indian tribal children to experiment w/ non-FDA approved drug vaccines."

Personal life

In early 2019, three weeks after they met, Owens became engaged to George Farmer, an English Oxford University graduate, hedge fund employee, and former chairman of Turning Point UK. His father is Michael Farmer, a member of the House of Lords. On August 31, 2019, she and Farmer married at the Trump Winery in Charlottesville, Virginia. On September 6, 2020, Owens announced on Twitter that she was six months pregnant.

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The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 editorial cartoons on 30 September 2005, most of which depicted Muhammad , the principal figure of the religion of Islam. Muslim groups in Denmark complained and this eventually led to protests around the world often resulting in violent demonstrations in some Muslim countries.

This is because it is considered highly blasphemous in many Islamic countries to visually depict Muhammad. This, along with the fact that the cartoons insulted Muhammad and Islam offended many Muslims. As a result the issue gained huge media attention in Muslim countries leading to the protests in late January to early February 2006. Some escalated into violence resulting in more than 200 reported deaths, attacks on Danish and other European diplomatic missions, attacks on churches and Christians, and a major international boycott. In turn, some groups responded to these protests by launching 'Buy Danish' campaigns and other displays of support. The cartoons were reprinted in newspapers around the world both in a sense of journalistic solidarity and as an illustration in what became a major news story.

The Danish Prime Minister at the time described the issue as Denmark's worst international relations incident since the Second World War. However, supporters claimed that it was a fair exercise of free speech and that it was important to discuss issues surrounding Islam without fear.

This was no doubt a huge controversy for Denmark, Muslims and journalists around the world, with each group arguing their own valid ethical points. These cartoons led to many underlining issues reaching the surface and in turn caused a series of controversial and violent events.

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The editor of the Independent has said "every instinct" told him to publish the Charlie Hebdo cartoons caricaturing the prophet Muhammad but described it as "too much of a risk".

The newspaper, along with the rest of the UK's national press, did not reprint any of the satirical magazine's caricatures of Muhammad or the cartoons from Denmark's Jyllands-Posten, with which Charlie Hebdo first provoked international outrage in 2006.
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Amol Rajan instead put a striking cartoon by Dave Brown on his paper's front page on Thursday, showing a hand with the middle finger raised emerging from the cover of Charlie Hebdo. But he was "very uncomfortable" with his decision not to reprint Charlie Hebdo's cartoons, which he described as "self-censorship".

Rajan said he had a duty to his staff and had to "balance principle with pragmatism".

"Every instinct that you have as an editor is to publish and be damned. You don't like the idea of self-censorship, you don't like the idea that you grant a victory to these religious fanatics by not publishing something that instinctively you would like to," Rajan told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday.

"But the fact is as an editor you have got to balance principle with pragmatism, and I felt yesterday evening a few different conflicting principles: I felt a duty to readers; a duty to the dead; I felt a duty to journalism - and I also felt a duty to my staff.

"I think it would have been too much of a risk to unilaterally decide in Britain to be the only newspaper that went ahead and published so in a sense it is true one has self-censored in a way I feel very uncomfortable with. It's an incredibly difficult decision to make."

"What's happened here is a bunch of religious fanatics have tried to silence cartoonists, have tried to silence satire. I think the important thing is not just whether you should show the prophet Muhammad, but to say that those cartoonists wouldn't be silenced," he said.

Rajan added that the decision to put a cartoon on the front page was in part a practical decision not "to be overtaken by events".

Peter Huth, editor of German newspaper BZ, which did publish a series of Charlie Hebdo cartoons, said: "I must say we are not so totally different in the end because we both published cartoons."

"We worked with the same tool to express our emotions, we did it in a slightly different way," he told Today.

"We printed 43 covers that Charlie Hebdo printed over the last three or four years, not only dealing with Islamic issues but also with French politics ... because they are a satirical magazine.

"What we wanted to do was honour their bravery, what they showed over all those years, and the other point we were thinking about was just journalistic, we had to explain to our readers what is Charlie Hebdo."
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SYDNEY - An Australian newspaper Saturday published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed arguing with Jesus, as it urged support for free speech in the wake of the deadly attack on a French satirical weekly.

Twelve people were killed in Wednesday's attack by extremists on magazine Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris, prompting cartoonists around the world to put pen to paper in solidarity with their French colleagues.

The Weekend Australian newspaper published the cartoon by Bill Leak entitled "Let us pray" in which Jesus is holding up the Quran and telling Mohammed: "I've told you this needs a sequel", a reference to the Bible which has an Old and New Testament.

To which Mohammed, brandishing a newspaper with the headline "World at War", replies he can't return to human form right now because he would be "crucified".

Depictions of the Prophet Mohammed such as the cartoons published by Charlie Hebdo are banned in Islam and mocking him angers many Muslims.

In an editorial, The Weekend Australian called on the Western world to show no weakness in defending its core values or retreat from free speech.

"Whether deliberate or not, one of the most damaging aspects of this atrocity," it said of the Paris attack, "is that it hit our civilisation in a place already shaping as our Achilles Heel - a spineless and growing penchant for political correctness." "Over recent years, in the face of the perpetually outraged, our pluralistic, democratic and free societies have gradually been yielding on our hard-won freedom of expression," it said.

In an opinion piece on Friday, Leak said that by targeting a humorous magazine, the extremists had deliberately chosen "a symbol of the freedom of speech that lies at the very foundation of Western civilisation".

"A fine sense of humour is one of the defining characteristics of highly evolved, civilised human beings. Its absence is one of the defining characteristics of barbarism," he said.

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The man who beheaded a teacher in a street in France waited outside the school and asked pupils to identify his target, anti-terrorism officials say.

The man then posted images on social media of dead victim Samuel Paty, 47, who had shown controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his students.

The attacker later fired at police with an airgun before being shot dead.

The number arrested rose to 10 on Saturday, with police investigating possible links to Islamic extremism.

The attack took place at about 17:00 (15:00 GMT) on Friday near the College du Bois d'Aulne, where Mr Paty taught, in the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, some 30km (20 miles) north-west of central Paris.

President Emmanuel Macron said the attack bore all the hallmarks of an "Islamist terrorist attack" and the teacher had been murdered because he "taught freedom of expression".

A national tribute will be paid to Mr Paty on Wednesday.

Details of the attack and investigation were given by the anti-terrorism state prosecutor, Jean-François Ricard.

He named the suspect as Abdoulakh A. - an 18-year-old man, born in Moscow of Chechen origin. He came to France with refugee status as a boy and was unknown to anti-terrorism police.

He lived in the Normandy town of Évreux, about 100km (62 miles) from the murder scene and had no apparent connection with the teacher or the school.

The man had been before courts but only on minor misdemeanour charges.

He went to the college on Friday afternoon and asked students to point out the teacher, Mr Ricard said.

The attacker followed Mr Paty, who was heading home on foot after school, inflicted multiple wounds to the head with a knife and then beheaded the victim.

Witnesses are said to have heard the attacker shout "Allahu Akbar", or "God is Greatest".

The man then posted photos of the victim to a Twitter account, along with insults to Mr Macron and French "infidels" and "dogs".

As police approached him, he fired rounds from an airgun at police, Mr Ricard said.

They returned fire. The suspect tried to get up and was shot again, being hit nine times in all.

A 30cm-long (12in) blade was found close by.

What about the investigation?

Mr Ricard said Mr Paty had been the target of threats since he showed the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a class about freedom of speech, in relation to the Charlie Hebdo case.

The French satirical magazine was the subject of a deadly attack in 2015 after publishing the cartoons. A trial over that attack is currently under way.

Mr Paty, a history and geography teacher, advised Muslim students to look away if they thought they might be offended.

A parent of one of the pupils reacted angrily to the incident, accusing Mr Paty of showing naked pictures of the Prophet Muhammad. The father lodged a formal complaint and produced videos demonstrating the anger at Mr Paty's actions, and calling on people to go to the school to protest.

The father is one of the people in custody, Mr Ricard said, adding that this man's half-sister had joined the Islamic State organisation in Syria in 2014.

At least one of the other people arrested was known to anti-terrorism police, he said, with other links being investigated.

And at least four of the 10 now arrested are relatives of the attacker.

Mr Ricard said this was the second attack since the Charlie Hebdo trial got under way. A man attacked and wounded two people outside the magazine's former offices.

Mr Ricard said there was an "ongoing extremely high level of terrorism threat on French soil".

Teachers across France told journalists of their fear, stunned by the targeting of a colleague murdered in broad daylight in a quiet suburban street.

Aside from the horror of this killing, there's powerful symbolism too. The education minister said the root of what happened was "hatred of the Republic".

The passing on of French national values - liberty, equality, fraternity - is seen as a core task of the education system here.

Three weeks after an attack on the former offices of Charlie Hebdo, this latest killing is yet more proof of the fault-lines over secularism and tolerance, which have left blood before in the country's streets.

How is France reacting?

Students were said to be distraught at the brutal killing of a well-liked teacher. One father wrote on Twitter that his daughter "is in pieces, terrorised by the violence of such an act. How will I explain to her the unthinkable?"

One of Mr Paty's former students, Martial, 16, said he had loved his job: "He really wanted to teach us things - sometimes we had debates".

The French presidency said a national tribute would be held for Mr Paty, and the hashtag #JeSuisSamuel (I am Samuel) began trending on social media, echoing the #JeSuisCharlie call for solidarity after the attack on Charlie Hebdo.

Speaking at the scene hours after the incident, President Macron stressed national unity. "They will not prevail, they will not divide us," he said.

Charlie Hebdo on Friday tweeted: "Intolerance just reached a new threshold and seems to stop at nothing to impose terror in our country."

Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer, who met leaders from teaching unions on Saturday, said in a recorded statement that Mr Paty had been killed by the "enemies of freedom" and France would "never back down when confronted by terror, intimidation".

Muslim leaders in France also condemned the attack. "A civilisation does not kill an innocent person, barbarism does," Tareq Oubrou, imam of a mosque in Bordeaux, told France Inter.

The Strasbourg-based Assembly of Chechens in Europe said in a statement: "Like all French people, our community is horrified by this incident."

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She said she was "genuinely sorry" about the anxiety caused by the Home Office threatening the children of Commonwealth citizens with deportation.

The UK government "valued" the contribution they had made, she said, and they had a right to stay in the UK.

It comes amid reports some are still facing deportation.

The deportation of one man, which had been due to take place on Wednesday, has been halted following an intervention by Labour MP David Lammy.

The Tottenham MP said the mother of 35-year-old Mozi Haynes got in touch saying her son was due to be removed from the country after two failed applications to stay.

Mr Lammy later tweeted that he had been contacted by Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes, who had said that Mr Haynes would not now be deported on Wednesday and his case was "being reviewed".

The Tottenham MP, who has called the controversy a "national disgrace," urged the children of the Windrush generation facing deportation to contact him, promising "justice will be done".

Mr Lammy said that of 12,056 deportations in 2015, 901 were over 50 years of age. and 303 were to Jamaica. He is calling on the Home Office to review all such cases since 2014 to "ensure no wrongful detentions have taken place".

The Home Office said it was making efforts to speak to Mr Haynes to advise him that there is no requirement for him to leave the UK. Officials say it is not a Windrush case and was never an "enforced removal".

The department said it was looking at 49 cases relating to Windrush migrants as a result of calls received on Tuesday.

Landing cards

A former Home Office employee has, meanwhile, told The Guardian that thousands of landing card slips recording Windrush immigrants' arrival dates in the UK were destroyed in 2010 during an office move.

The former worker, who is not named by the newspaper, said managers were warned by staff that destroying the cards would make it harder to check the records of older Caribbean-born residents experiencing difficulties proving their right to remain in the UK.

The government said the decision to "dispose of" the cards had been an "operational" one, taken by officials at the UK Border Agency, rather than the then Home Secretary Theresa May.

A Home Office spokesman said: "Registration slips provided details of an individual's date of entry, they did not provide any reliable evidence relating to ongoing residence in the UK or their immigration status.

"So it would be misleading and inaccurate to suggest that registration slips would therefore have a bearing on immigration cases whereby Commonwealth citizens are proving residency in the UK."

The prime minister's spokesman said things like school records, exam certificates, employment records and bills were seen by the Home Office as "more reliable evidence of ongoing residence".

In her apology to Caribbean leaders, Theresa May said she wanted to "dispel any impression that my government is in some sense clamping down on Commonwealth citizens, particularly those from the Caribbean who have built a life here".

She said the current controversy had arisen because of new rules, introduced by her as home secretary, designed to make sure only those with the right to remain in the UK could access the welfare system and the NHS.

"This has resulted in some people, through no fault of their own, now needing to be able to evidence their immigration status," she told the foreign ministers and leaders of 12 Caribbean nations in Downing Street.

"And the overwhelming majority of the Windrush generation do have the documents that they need, but we are working hard to help those who do not."

The PM added: "Those who arrived from the Caribbean before 1973 and lived here permanently without significant periods of time away in the last 30 years have the right to remain in the UK.

"As do the vast majority of long-term residents who arrived later, and I don't want anybody to be in any doubt about their right to remain here in the United Kingdom."

A new taskforce and helpline has been established for those people who arrived from the Commonwealth decades ago as children but were now being incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants.

Mrs May said people involved in the process of establishing their status should not be "left out of pocket" as a result and would not have to pay for documentation.

Cases have emerged - such as these in the Guardian - of people who have lost their jobs, rights to health and benefits and faced deportation despite being able to show they have paid tax and National Insurance for decades.

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness said he had accepted Theresa May's apology, adding: "I believe that the right thing is being done at this time."

He said he did not know how many people had been affected by the controversy, but it was "at least" in the hundreds.

Asked if Mrs May was to blame for the situation, he said: "I can't answer that question. The truth is that she has said there has been a policy change, that this was an unintended consequence.

"As Caribbean leaders we have to accept that in good faith."

He added that Mrs May had not been able to say "definitively" that nobody had been deported as a result of issues with paperwork.

Timothy Harris, prime minister of St Kitts and Nevis, said: "We see this basically as the start of the dialogue, as evidence is uncovered which requires correction."

He said he hoped the British government would "make good any injustice" suffered by individuals, including by offering compensation.

Gaston Browne, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, also backed compensation for those affected and told BBC News there should be "reprisals for those who dropped the ball" in the UK government.

Thousands of people arrived in the UK as children in the first wave of Commonwealth immigration 70 years ago, often on their parents' passports.

They are known as the Windrush generation - a reference to the ship, the Empire Windrush, that brought workers from the West Indies to Britain in 1948.

Under the 1971 Immigration Act, all Commonwealth citizens already living in the UK were given indefinite leave to remain.

However, the Home Office did not keep a record of those granted leave to remain or issue any paperwork confirming it, meaning it is difficult for the individuals to now prove they are in the UK legally.

Changes to immigration law in 2012, which require people to have documentation to work, rent a property or access benefits, including healthcare, have highlighted the issue and left people fearful about their status.

Are you a member or descendant of the Windrush Generation - or did you arrive in the UK from another Commonwealth country as a minor between 1948-1971? We'd like to hear from you via email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.

Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:

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