Trump claims, falsely – as usual, that other countries are opening up their jails and sending criminals to migrate to the US.
CNN went to El Salvador where the government is actually expanding the country's prison capacity. On top of that, there is now migration from the United States to El Salvador.
No lie is too outrageous or ridiculous for Trump to feed to his micro-brain supporters.
China still faces the "big challenge" of a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections, the country's top respiratory authority has warned, with the lack of immunity among the community a serious concern as the race to develop a vaccine continues.
While [Dr. Zhong Nanshan] acknowledged that the number of infections were initially under reported in Wuhan, he rejected accusations that China's official statistics remained unreliable even after the central government took control of the country's coronavirus response in late January.
With the number of coronavirus deaths surpassing 87,000 in the US, President Donald Trump has publicly questioned the accuracy of China's death toll.
But Zhong said the Chinese government had learned lessons from SARS 17 years ago, when it covered up "some of the outbreak... for two or three months."
This time, he said, the central government announced that "all the cities, all the government departments, should report the true number of diseases -- so if you do not do that, you will be punished."
You're a Photographer Second - #WJMC2014 Day Four (Part II)
Read part one of this blog here.
Something interesting David shared was that you don't have to major in journalism to be a journalist, since you can pick up many of those "learned" skills just by working on the job. Instead, he recommends that you study something you're very passionate about in college, such as business administration or psychology, and then applying for internships and part-time jobs at local news stations. By doing this, you make your background more diverse and you become much more marketable to different networks.
"You never want to limit yourself," he said, "and you don't try to force anything." Let things happen naturally, and always make sure that your passion leads you, not the other way around.
Concluding the night was a session that will be nearly impossible to forget. Entertainment reporter and movie critic Kevin McCarthy (@kevinmccarthytv) walked on stage to be greeted by a herd of fangirling journalists. Starting at 9:00 at night, I expected the session to be interesting, but short and dull. Oh God, was I wrong.
Every 10 seconds, there was a cheer or laugh in the audience somewhere. Besides his charming personality and good looks, Kevin gave us some really good advice on how to be the best journalist you can be. "You have to push, you have to ask, and you have to be noticed," he says. "Always ask a question, even if you know it [will] be a 'no'." Fear is simply not an option in this career.
"If you want or need something, just ask for it." This one-liner really struck me... We've all been told as kids that the worst thing they can say is 'no', but what we're not told is how much being told "no" hurts. Well, answer: A lot. The thing is, we can't let that pain get to us and keep us from trying again. As Kevin said in the closing of his speech, there is a fine line between annoying and persistent. Always be persistent in getting what you want. Don't be afraid to ask questions, and always be ready to do what's required of you to get the job done.
On a completely separate note, I can't believe that tomorrow is our last full day of this conference! It's gone by so fast, but no tears are allowed just yet! ;)