Diane Mealey
LightNews LightNews
dmeals.bsky.social
Diane Mealey
@dmeals.bsky.social
42 followers 260 following 1 posts
Reader. Teacher. Fan of sports and games. Sucker for mysteries and thrillers.
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Diane Mealey
nataliehaynes.bsky.social
In honour of International Women’s Day, here’s some love for Pandora, the first woman of myth - because actually, it might not be that a woman is responsible for all the world’s evils… 🏺

(More on this and other women of Greek myth in my 2020 book Pandora’s Jar!)
March 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Reposted by Diane Mealey
mcsweeneys.net
“At a time like this, that’s all you can think to say?”
Lines from The Princess Bride That Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” “At a time like this, that’s all you can think to say?” “Nonsense. Yo...
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Diane Mealey
newslit.org
📢 Educators: Can your students tell the difference between a news story & an opinion column?

It's critical to be able to identify types of info & the purposes they serve.

🔗 Download the poster: bit.ly/InfoZonesPos...

➕ Checkology lesson: bit.ly/infozonesNLP

#NewsLiteracy
#Journalism
Purple background with "infozones" title in middle surrounded by 5 white boxes. Box 1: "Propaganda is information that provokes you often by using false or distorted information to manipulate your emotions." Box 2: "Raw information is information that is unprocessed, meaning that it has not been analyzed, checked, edited, explained or placed in any context." Box 3: "Opinion is information that gives a particular perspective and persuades you, ideally through the use of fact-based evidence, to adopt a specific point of view about an issue or event." Box 4: "News is information that informs you, through fair and accurate reporting, about local, national and international events, issues and people of significance or interest." Box 5: "Advertising is information that is designed to sell a product or service." Box 6: "Entertainment is information that is created to amuse, please, relax or distract people."
February 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Reposted by Diane Mealey
theguardian.com
The death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase
The death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase
Young people have ditched capitalisation in favour of a writing style that reflects their values and attitudes to tradition. Will this change our language for ever?
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
dmeals.bsky.social
Sunday night mood.
Close up of my dog resting her head on my husband’s feet.
November 24, 2024 at 11:07 PM