Tag Archives: The Brainwashing of My Dad

The Brainwashing Of My Dad Comes of Age

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Last week Fox News turned 25.  The good news is suddenly Jen Senko, write and director of the award winning The Brainwashing of My Dad, is in the media!  She has broken the taboo against talking about the problem of … Continue reading →

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Jen Senko: Right Wing Media Is The Core Of Our Problem

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Jen Senko’s excellent documentary The Brainwashing of my Dad about the purposeful rise of right wing media in America won a Webbie award this week.  Please watch this conversation about the film. You can see Brainwashing on Prime and some … Continue reading →

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Frank Luntz Reveals How To Manipulate Public Opinion

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Trish Nelson

“People say that all social media did is give people the mouthpiece to voice what they’ve been thinking for decades. I don’t think they were thinking it. I think we put it into their heads.” – Frank Luntz In case … Continue reading →

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Brainwashing Documentary Nominated For Webby Award

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Trish Nelson

“He would have Fox and Limbaugh on at the same time.” Jen Senko was a guest on Thom Hartmann’s program yesterday. Senko is the director and creator of the excellent documentary The Brainwashing of My Dad, a film about the … Continue reading →

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Women Transforming Media: Jen Senko

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Read my review of Jen Senko’s film  here:  blogforiowa.com/movie-review-the-brainwashing-of-my-dad/ Connect with Jen Senko on Facebook.  She is seeking our help fighting the corrosive effects of right wing propaganda on our democracy.  Do you have a personal story of losing a … Continue reading →

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A Guide To Trumpspeak And Bring Back The Fairness Doctrine

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Trish Nelson

I do not like putting a Trump image on our blog, but I saw this meme on Bring Back The Fairness Doctrine’s Facebook page and it is a good illustration of how things are. Trump came to power because we … Continue reading →

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Jen Senko: How Right Wing Media Has Divided The Country And What We Must Do

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Trish Nelson

See my post earlier this week Movie Review:  The Brainwashing of My Dad, the documentary by Jen Senko about losing her father to right wing media. Also on Blog for Iowa see the list of the thirteen Iowa commercial radio … Continue reading →

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